U21 World League

Galaxy Arena
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Israel Balbontín kicked off to start the match. Rage F.C.'s Israel Balbontín got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Johnny Rage showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedito Carvalho in the 7th minute of the match. Benedito Carvalho might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Johnny Rage. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benedito Carvalho ran back to his position shaking his head. 13 minutes into the match, Rage F.C.'s goalkeeper Johnny Rage had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benedito Carvalho. Hermínio Botelho kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Rage F.C.'s Josías Puertocarrero got a free kick in the 27th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Elite™- FC Galácticos's zone, Israel Balbontín stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Glauco Soeiro came out of the goal and Israel Balbontín tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rage F.C.'s Johnny Rage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedito Carvalho in the 31st minute of play. Josías Puertocarrero hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, João Pedro Xavier got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 44 minutes into the match, Rage F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Benedito Carvalho came free, but Johnny Rage reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Pedro Xavier in the 46th minute of play forced Rage F.C.'s goalkeeper Johnny Rage to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

After 50 played minutes Rage F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Israel Balbontín. In the 52nd minute, Rage F.C.'s Israel Balbontín dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. Hermínio Botelho charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hermínio Botelho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hermínio Botelho kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After having played for 59 minutes, Tanausu Zunino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rage F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Tanausu Zunino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. João Pedro Goiano scored 1-1 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Johnny Rage, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Roger Rage hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Pedro Xavier in the 68th minute of play forced Rage F.C.'s goalkeeper Johnny Rage to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Pedro Goiano in the 77th minute of play forced Rage F.C.'s goalkeeper Johnny Rage to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Elite™- FC Galácticos's Glauco Soeiro got control of the ball when Roger Rage tried to sneak it across the goal line. Israel Balbontín received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Glauco Soeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Rage F.C. getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Jayce Rage hit a great ball. Despite being the better team, Elite™- FC Galácticos failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.