U21 World League

Arena 26 de Dezembro
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Artur Azevedo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Broom of the System DA13's Ercole Giordano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Azevedo in the 4th minute of play. Braga Junior FC's Danilo Arruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bianco Iachini in the 8th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Alvaro Mastrangelo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Danilo Arruda. Braga Junior FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alvaro Mastrangelo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 15th match minute, Braga Junior FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinaldo Marques to maneuver through the defense. After 15 played minutes, Broom of the System DA13's Augusto Latini shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Danilo Arruda came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Broom of the System DA13 reached it. A collision led to Braga Junior FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Edgar do Valle hit a great ball. When Artur Azevedo came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Braga Junior FC 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 Artur Azevedo couldn't finish the play. After 24 minutes of play, Broom of the System DA13's Alvaro Mastrangelo made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Danilo Arruda was left in no man's land by his defense there! 36 minutes into the match, Artur Azevedo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ercole Giordano, 1-2. Reinaldo Marques hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Ciccio Di Ruscio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Broom of the System DA13's supporters rose to their feet, but Ciccio Di Ruscio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Danilo Arruda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 43 minutes, Artur Azevedo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Braga Junior FC and the Broom of the System DA13 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Danilo Arruda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Mastrangelo in the 44th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bianco Iachini stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Artur Azevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Anthony Gazza fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Broom of the System DA13's protests and gave Anthony Gazza a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Braga Junior FC booed when Broom of the System DA13 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anthony Gazza didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute Artur Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Giordano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd match minute, Braga Junior FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Broom of the System DA13 booed when Braga Junior FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar do Valle didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edgar do Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Ciccio Di Ruscio was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 70th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Danilo Arruda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciccio Di Ruscio in the 77th minute of play. Edgar do Valle's late challenge caught a Broom of the System DA13's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgar do Valle helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Braga Junior FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Edgar do Valle hit a great ball. When the final whistle sounded Broom of the System DA13 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Braga Junior FC.