U21 World League

Circus Circus Arena
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alberto Firmani started the match with the kick off. Nando de Alcântara took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Federico Marsilio. Federico Marsilio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Firmani in the 7th minute of play forced Catugi FC's goalkeeper Sven-Edvin Skräddare to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Claudinei Carioca notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Gonzo Style f.c's Federico Marsilio. Federico Marsilio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Leonel Varela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Federico Marsilio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Leonel Varela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gonzo Style f.c's Federico Marsilio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nando de Alcântara in the 21st minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Gonzo Style f.c's goal looked a bit too open when Cássio Matos came free, but Federico Marsilio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute, Amedeo Signoretti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gonzo Style f.c's Federico Marsilio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrique Félix in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nando de Alcântara in the 36th minute of play forced Gonzo Style f.c's goalkeeper Federico Marsilio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute Davide Zisser shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Edvin Skräddare saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Catugi FC's Nando de Alcântara got a free kick in the 44th minute. After 47 minutes of play, Catugi FC's Nando de Alcântara made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Federico Marsilio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nando de Alcântara made a kick off. After 55 played minutes Catugi FC got a freekick which was hit by Vicente Neiva. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Leonel Varela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Catugi FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonel Varela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Federico Marsilio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Catugi FC's Nando de Alcântara was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 62nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Federico Marsilio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nando de Alcântara in the 69th minute of play. In the 74th minute, Nando de Alcântara fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nando de Alcântara in the 74th minute of play forced Gonzo Style f.c's goalkeeper Federico Marsilio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Gonzo Style f.c getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Alberto Firmani hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dennis Vanni during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 78 minutes into the match, Gonzo Style f.c's goal looked a bit too open when Henrique Félix came free, but Federico Marsilio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vicente Neiva's late challenge caught a Gonzo Style f.c's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vicente Neiva helped the player get up and apologised. Gonzo Style f.c's Christian Pelliccioni got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Federico Marsilio came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Catugi FC's Nando de Alcântara. But to his dismay, Nando de Alcântara quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Gonzo Style f.c's Federico Marsilio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Gonzo Style f.c from getting a goal against them.