U21 World League

Carlos Cuomo
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cristóvão Maciel made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute Jairo Telmo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eric Donnarumma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hilario Lobo in the 14th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Elite™- FC Galácticos's goal looked a bit too open when Hilario Lobo came free, but Eric Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristóvão Maciel in the 27th minute of play forced Estación Q.'s goalkeeper Ermegildo Ixona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elite™- FC Galácticos's Eric Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Telmo in the 28th minute of play. 30 minutes into the game, Arsenio Bembe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Estación Q.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elite™- FC Galácticos the free kick. In the 30th match minute, Estación Q. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsenio Bembe to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Estación Q. getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Dionisio Gartzi hit a great ball. Ermegildo Ixona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Décio de Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Augusto Xavier hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Jairo Telmo's late challenge caught a Elite™- FC Galácticos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jairo Telmo helped the player get up and apologised. With a little luck, Elite™- FC Galácticos's Eric Donnarumma got control of the ball when Jairo Telmo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Jairo Telmo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Eric Donnarumma. That made the score 1-0 in the 40 minute of play. Elite™- FC Galácticos's Eric Donnarumma proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Elite™- FC Galácticos from getting a goal against them. Ermegildo Ixona showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristóvão Maciel in the 47th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raphael de Brito during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Elite™- FC Galácticos's Raphael de Brito got a free kick in the 51st minute. Ermegildo Ixona stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristóvão Maciel's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Arsenio Bembe hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the match, Raphael de Brito dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ermegildo Ixona, 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ulisses Cavalcante got free with Ermegildo Ixona in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ermegildo Ixona made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Raphael de Brito sent off a good shot on target. Estación Q.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Raphael de Brito scored to the left of an out of position Ermegildo Ixona, making the score, 1-2. Ermegildo Ixona showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristóvão Maciel, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Niceto Gaizkine charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Niceto Gaizkine the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Elite™- FC Galácticos booed when Estación Q. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niceto Gaizkine didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Paulo de Mendonça in the 81st minute of play forced Estación Q.'s goalkeeper Ermegildo Ixona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Arsenio Bembe was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 87 minutes had been played. Estación Q.'s Ermegildo Ixona played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Paulo de Mendonça in the 93rd minute of play. In the 95th minute of the match, Raphael de Brito got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ermegildo Ixona was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Elite™- FC Galácticos played a much better game than Estación Q. and deserved their victory. The Estación Q. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.