U21 World League

Lagoa Azul
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Manoel Romero got the match started through his kick off. Yan Koban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Falcão Couto having to interfere. Baltazar Cearense hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute, Yan Koban made a precise shot to the right of Falcão Couto. Fala Sério FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 14 minutes of play, Fala Sério FC's Manoel Romero made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulo Queiroz was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Limoeiro-PE FC fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when Limoeiro-PE FC's Júnior Galego 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 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of Limoeiro-PE FC booed when Fala Sério FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathias Loyola didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute Cheito Molek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Falcão Couto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rdth minute of the game Yan Koban who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fala Sério FC's Falcão Couto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 35 minutes into the game, Limoeiro-PE FC's Júnior Galego nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Falcão Couto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Falcão Couto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yan Koban went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score.

Paulo Queiroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonçalo Reis in the 52nd minute of play. Paulo Queiroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manoel Romero in the 54th minute of play. Limoeiro-PE FC's Paulo Queiroz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Pedro Paraense in the 57th minute of play. When Yan Koban fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Limoeiro-PE FC's protests and gave Yan Koban a yellow card for diving instead. After 63 played minutes Limoeiro-PE FC got a freekick which was hit by Gilson Barreto. In the 65th minute of the match José Pedro Paraense shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paulo Queiroz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 67 played minutes Limoeiro-PE FC got a freekick which was hit by Marcel Passos. In the 68th minute, Gonçalo Reis made a precise shot to the right of Paulo Queiroz. Limoeiro-PE FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. Limoeiro-PE FC's Yan Koban got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paulo Queiroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Pedro Paraense in the 77th minute of play. Paulo Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manoel Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Júnior Galego charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Júnior Galego the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Júnior Galego hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute of the match Fala Sério FC got a corner. Limoeiro-PE FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mathias Loyola ran over to the corner to take the kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Baltazar Cearense during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 87 played minutes Fala Sério FC got a freekick which was hit by Baltazar Cearense. The Fala Sério FC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Limoeiro-PE FC to win.