U21 World League

CAPIXABA
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Diguinho Araújo started the match with the kick off. If Gilson Xavier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thiago Melo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fabiano Lucas having to make a save. Gilson Xavier got in the 7th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Fabiano Lucas handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. When FLU ES fc's Gilson Xavier in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rapinantes F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Beto Teixeira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Maurinho da Costa. FLU ES fc's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 18 minutes, Daniel Teles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rapinantes F.C. and the FLU ES fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Rapinantes F.C.'s Daniel Teles got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute, Bruninho Brasil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Beto Teixeira hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the match, FLU ES fc's goal looked a bit too open when Diguinho Araújo came free, but Maurinho da Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Fabiano Lucas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30th minute, Thiago Melo made a precise shot to the right of Fabiano Lucas. Rapinantes F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Gilson Xavier was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 33rd minute. FLU ES fc's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. With a little luck, Rapinantes F.C.'s Fabiano Lucas got control of the ball when Gilson Xavier tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to FLU ES fc getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Emanuel Vander hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gilson Xavier to strike the kick off in the second half. Fabiano Lucas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thiago Melo in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Ismael de Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Diguinho Araújo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rapinantes F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Diguinho Araújo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maurinho da Costa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Toninho Cosme charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Toninho Cosme the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 60th match minute, Rapinantes F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toninho Cosme to maneuver through the defense. Gilson Xavier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thiago Melo took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabiano Lucas. Fabiano Lucas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 79 minutes into the match, Gilson Xavier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabiano Lucas. Rapinantes F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilson Xavier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. After some careless play in the Rapinantes F.C. defense, Gilson Xavier kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabiano Lucas. The Rapinantes F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabiano Lucas should have stopped the shot. Fabiano Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thiago Melo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Gilson Xavier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabiano Lucas was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Fabiano Lucas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thiago Melo in the 94th minute of the match. The supporters of Rapinantes F.C. booed when FLU ES fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jailson de Sena didn't get a good kick on the ball.