U21 World League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) 3 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Guerau cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Geovanni Pinho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jose Sugar during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 12th match minute, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Sugar to maneuver through the defense. Pepe Santoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvério de Mendonça in the 14th minute of play. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Pepe Santoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvério de Mendonça in the 16th minute of play. Pepe Santoro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Silvério de Mendonça went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Macaco F.C.'s Geovanni Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Guerau in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute, Rodolfo Guerau reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Geovanni Pinho. The goal made the score 2-1. Rodolfo Guerau could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Geovanni Pinho made a huge save. Geovanni Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose Sugar in the 32nd minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudio Lander to maneuver through the defense. Geovanni Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose Sugar in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Rodolfo Guerau reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Geovanni Pinho. The goal made the score 3-1. In the 40th minute Rodolfo Guerau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanni Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Augusto Garoa came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ 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 Augusto Garoa couldn't finish the play.

The wind increased when Silvério de Mendonça made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Macaco F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jose Sugar came free, but Geovanni Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Augusto Garoa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Geovanni Pinho in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Melquiades Rodriguez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Geovanni Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geovanni Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jose Sugar in the 64th minute of the match. In the 66th minute Melquiades Rodriguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanni Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 67 minutes of play, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Jose Sugar made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geovanni Pinho was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Macaco F.C. defense, Melquiades Rodriguez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Geovanni Pinho. The Macaco F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Geovanni Pinho should have stopped the shot. Felipe Lopes hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 77thth minute of the game Melquiades Rodriguez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Macaco F.C.'s Geovanni Pinho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Melquiades Rodriguez scored 6-1 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Geovanni Pinho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Geovanni Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose Sugar in the 84th minute of play. Jose Sugar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geovanni Pinho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute Melquiades Rodriguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanni Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Macaco F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Melquiades Rodriguez came free, but Geovanni Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Macaco F.C.'s Geovanni Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melquiades Rodriguez in the 94th minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Melquiades Rodriguez notched a goal, 7-1, to the right of Macaco F.C.'s Geovanni Pinho. Geovanni Pinho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the referee ended the match the ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.