U21 World League

Aguilas
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) In the 5th minute of the match Teofil Niezywy sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bakar Gopala Pillai skillfully saved the ball. Arnaldo Furtado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Juan Arantes made a huge save. In the 10th minute, Wulf-Dieter Kielbasa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tabajara Londrina LBFC's Renato Ferreira in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rossobianco's goalie prevented a goal. Bakar Gopala Pillai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edvaldo Cosme in the 16th minute of play. Bakar Gopala Pillai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renato Ferreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st match minute, Rossobianco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Marcones to maneuver through the defense. Bakar Gopala Pillai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edvaldo Cosme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rossobianco's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edvaldo Cosme was slow to take the kick. During this time Tabajara Londrina LBFC's players had a chance to rest. Tabajara Londrina LBFC's Edvaldo Cosme was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Bakar Gopala Pillai in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Gilberto Senen thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Bakar Gopala Pillai, a very annoying self made goal in the 26th minute which led to 0-1. Bakar Gopala Pillai stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edvaldo Cosme's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. After a rather tough play, Tabajara Londrina LBFC's Artur Arósio got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Juan Arantes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benicio Ruy in the 34th minute of the match. In the 44th minute Renato Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bakar Gopala Pillai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Renato Ferreira in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bakar Gopala Pillai prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After the first half Tabajara Londrina LBFC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Renato Ferreira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gilberto Senen's late challenge caught a Tabajara Londrina LBFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gilberto Senen helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Rossobianco's Gilberto Senen got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes into the match, Rossobianco's goalkeeper Bakar Gopala Pillai had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Deivid Mandrak. After 55 minutes, Renato Ferreira made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Rossobianco's Bakar Gopala Pillai tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The Tabajara Londrina LBFC fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when Tabajara Londrina LBFC's Renato Ferreira looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Enzo Galindo hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Edvaldo Cosme's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bakar Gopala Pillai read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Tabajara Londrina LBFC's Artur Arósio got a free kick in the 74th minute. During the 77th minute of the match Gilberto Senen completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Gilberto Senen a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 78th match minute, Rossobianco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilberto Senen to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Renato Ferreira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tabajara Londrina LBFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Renato Ferreira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bakar Gopala Pillai breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Renato Ferreira's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 85thth minute, Bakar Gopala Pillai skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience was convinced that Renato Ferreira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bakar Gopala Pillai was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. In the 87th match minute, Rossobianco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ovidio Aimar to maneuver through the defense. Bakar Gopala Pillai acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 88th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Edvaldo Cosme. Edvaldo Cosme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bakar Gopala Pillai having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Tabajara Londrina LBFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.