U21 World League

Arena Nilton Santos
Spectators: 7754 (Terracing: 5817, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bernardo Rik took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Ritchie in the 4th minute of play forced Nova Era's goalkeeper Alfredo Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Dalmo Recife fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nova Era's protests and gave Dalmo Recife a yellow card for diving instead. After 4 played minutes Nova Era got a freekick which was hit by Dalmo Recife. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Ritchie in the 5th minute of play forced Nova Era's goalkeeper Alfredo Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredo Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benja Dominguez in the 15th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Nova Era's goal looked a bit too open when Benja Dominguez came free, but Alfredo Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute Leonardo Ritchie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfredo Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Rik, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Alfredo Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benja Dominguez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Benja Dominguez got free in front of the goal in the 29th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Alfredo Macedo was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, Bernardo Rik had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfredo Macedo. Nova Era's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernardo Rik was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Alfredo Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Ritchie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Nova Era's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Rik came free, but Alfredo Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nova Era's Alfredo Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Rik in the 39th minute of play. When Vito Freire fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nova Era's protests and gave Vito Freire a yellow card for diving instead. In the 41st minute, Vito Freire hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute Leonardo Ritchie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Nova Era's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Ritchie came free, but Alfredo Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

55 minutes into the match, Nova Era's goalkeeper Alfredo Macedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bernardo Rik. In the 64th minute, Pedro Coutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th minute, Mauro Iago fired a really elegant long shot, but Alfredo Macedo threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. If Pedro Coutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute Benja Dominguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute, Leonardo Ritchie reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alfredo Macedo. The goal made the score 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Bernardo Rik managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hurboc's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernardo Rik was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredo Macedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alfredo Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Rik in the 84th minute of play. Alfredo Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Rik in the 85th minute of the match. Mauro Iago hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Alfredo Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonardo Ritchie in the 88th minute of the match. Alfredo Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Rik, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Ritchie in the 91st minute of play forced Nova Era's goalkeeper Alfredo Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hurboc's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.