U21 World League

Academy Arena
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Américo Albuquerque made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Stars Academy booed when Lagrima en Jarrita was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurelio Bizi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Américo Albuquerque's late challenge caught a Lagrima en Jarrita's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Américo Albuquerque helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Lagrima en Jarrita booed when Stars Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Américo Albuquerque didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute, Gavino Bazil made a precise shot to the right of Germano Carmona. Stars Academy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Carrasqueira in the 14th minute of play forced Lagrima en Jarrita's goalkeeper Daniel Sarracino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Américo Albuquerque ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Daniel Sarracino was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. After 26 played minutes Lagrima en Jarrita got a freekick which was hit by Gavino Bazil. 41 minutes into the match, Stars Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Apolo Olayo came free, but Germano Carmona reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lagrima en Jarrita's Daniel Sarracino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Américo Albuquerque in the 45th minute of play. Disappointed in the 2-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The supporters of Stars Academy booed when Lagrima en Jarrita was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurelio Bizi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Lagrima en Jarrita's Gavino Bazil slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Germano Carmona. That made the score 2-5 after 53 minutes of play. Germano Carmona made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Gavino Bazil sent off a good shot on target. Daniel Sarracino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Américo Albuquerque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Apolo Olayo kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Lagrima en Jarrita's Esteve Loren got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Daniel Sarracino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bento Perdigão, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Germano Carmona made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Herena in the 80th minute. A collision led to Lagrima en Jarrita getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Emanuel Guillelme hit a great ball. In the 84th minute of the match Américo Albuquerque shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Daniel Sarracino showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Germano Carmona made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apolo Olayo in the 87th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Salvador Sobral during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Salvador Sobral hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match.