U21 World League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 7796 (Terracing: 5848, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Dziura started the match with the kick off. Daniel Dziura struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Iwo Japola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Set Fire. Tozé Novais sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13thth minute of the game Daan Barajas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Set Fire's Delmiro Rosalio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 15 minutes into the game, BARAJAS SOCCER TEAM's Hernan Moxi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Delmiro Rosalio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. With a little luck, BARAJAS SOCCER TEAM's Iwo Japola got control of the ball when Daniel Dziura tried to sneak it across the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Set Fire's goal looked a bit too open when Juan-Carlos Gimilio came free, but Delmiro Rosalio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th match minute, BARAJAS SOCCER TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tartalo Godoy to maneuver through the defense. When Rogério Pedrosa came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Set Fire fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rogério Pedrosa couldn't finish the play. When Toni Bastos fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Set Fire's protests and gave Toni Bastos a yellow card for diving instead. Set Fire's Tozé Novais managed to work through BARAJAS SOCCER TEAM's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Tozé Novais dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. 39 minutes into the game, Ferdinand Vaquerizo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Set Fire's Albertino Fontão quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a rather tough play, Set Fire's Toni Bastos got a free kick in the 40th minute. Delmiro Rosalio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hernan Moxi in the 45th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daan Barajas to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Set Fire's goalkeeper Delmiro Rosalio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 55th minute, Ferdinand Vaquerizo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Dziura struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Iwo Japola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Set Fire. After 58 minutes of play, Set Fire's Daniel Dziura made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iwo Japola was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rogério Pedrosa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Albertino Fontão's late challenge caught a BARAJAS SOCCER TEAM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albertino Fontão helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th match minute, Set Fire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albertino Fontão to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, BARAJAS SOCCER TEAM's Hernan Moxi got a free kick in the 65th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Set Fire's goal looked a bit too open when Daan Barajas came free, but Delmiro Rosalio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iwo Japola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Dziura, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 79th minute of the match BARAJAS SOCCER TEAM got a corner. Set Fire's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kılıçhan Koyas ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Kılıçhan Koyas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Delmiro Rosalio quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Daan Barajas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Daan Barajas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Delmiro Rosalio. That made the score 2-3 in the 90 minute of play. BARAJAS SOCCER TEAM's Iwo Japola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Dziura in the 93rd minute of play. The Set Fire supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching BARAJAS SOCCER TEAM's performance. The match ended with a win for BARAJAS SOCCER TEAM.