U21 World League

Arena EXA
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) In the 4th minute Délio Vargas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nereo Ihazintu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomé Novaes hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Hílton Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Cordero, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. A collision led to Carabata Groove getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Albano Erruki hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Délio Vargas in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nereo Ihazintu saved Carabata Groove from getting behind. After 13 minutes of play, A.A.100Qualidade's João Augusto Veiga made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nereo Ihazintu was left in no man's land by his defense there! With splendid footwork Délio Vargas arrived in front of goal to shoot 2-0 by the left pole in the game's 17th minute. After a defensive mix-up in A.A.100Qualidade's zone, Enzo Cruz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hílton Rocha came out of the goal and Enzo Cruz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Carabata Groove's zone, Didi Senna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nereo Ihazintu came out of the goal and Didi Senna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 27 minutes into the match, A.A.100Qualidade's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Cordero came free, but Hílton Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute, Rosendo Taurino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Carabata Groove fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Hílton Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enzo Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 33 played minutes A.A.100Qualidade got a freekick which was hit by João Augusto Veiga. Enzo Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hílton Rocha having to interfere. A.A.100Qualidade were furious when Tomé Novaes was red carded, 41 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Tomé Novaes kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. The audience held their breath when Albano Erruki in the 44th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Hílton Rocha's left hand side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rosendo Taurino in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hílton Rocha saved A.A.100Qualidade from getting behind. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Arnas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes, Rômulo de Amorim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.A.100Qualidade and the Carabata Groove players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rômulo de Amorim kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. A.A.100Qualidade's Hílton Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Cordero in the 56th minute of play. After 64 played minutes Carabata Groove got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Efren. A.A.100Qualidade's Hílton Rocha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save A.A.100Qualidade from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rosendo Taurino in the 77th minute of play forced A.A.100Qualidade's goalkeeper Hílton Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 79 minutes of play, A.A.100Qualidade's Didi Senna made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nereo Ihazintu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rafael Efren's late challenge caught a A.A.100Qualidade's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rafael Efren helped the player get up and apologised. Mazinho Salgado hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Hílton Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rosendo Taurino in the 93rd minute of the match. Fernando Cordero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Hílton Rocha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle, A.A.100Qualidade could leave the field as winners, despite Carabata Groove having more of the ball for most of the match.