U21 World League

Golden Palace
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mansour Al Ramzi started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Leopoldo Galvão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.R. KRAKER 81 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Aadil Al Harban made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paulo Amorim in the 11th minute of play. José Paulo Amorim recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aadil Al Harban made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Galvão in the 18th minute of play. In the 25th minute, Mansour Al Ramzi made a precise shot to the right of Wilton Santos. C.R. KRAKER 81's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Golden Tigers's zone, Samuel Fantini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aadil Al Harban came out of the goal and Samuel Fantini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Silvinho Cordeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saher Al Holey charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Saher Al Holey the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Golden Tigers's Saher Al Holey got a free kick in the 37th minute. Rodolfo Aparecido took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aadil Al Harban. Aadil Al Harban dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Hamzah Al Dowaisan kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Fared Al Adsani ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wilton Santos was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. 66 minutes into the match, Golden Tigers's goalkeeper Aadil Al Harban had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leopoldo Galvão. A collision led to Golden Tigers getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Dhari Al Mansor hit a great ball. Leopoldo Galvão's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aadil Al Harban read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Fared Al Adsani notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of C.R. KRAKER 81's Wilton Santos. Wilton Santos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Wilton Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdul Rahman Al Youha, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Leopoldo Galvão received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aadil Al Harban came out and tried to block the shot, but Leopoldo Galvão slotted it home off the left post making it 3-3 in the 83rd minute. 86 minutes into the match, C.R. KRAKER 81's goal looked a bit too open when Jarah Al Shemali came free, but Wilton Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 87 in the game by Leopoldo Galvão from a close distance when the talented Aadil Al Harban managed to make a qualified save. Golden Tigers's players were relieved. When the match clock showed 92 minutes, the score became 3-5 when Leopoldo Galvão sped through Golden Tigers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aadil Al Harban. 95 minutes into the match, Golden Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Galvão came free, but Aadil Al Harban reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.