U21 World League

João Marcatto
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luciano Salgado took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nouredine Mimoun was a little too slow when Luiz Cerezo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. Adab FC's Nouredine Mimoun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Salgado in the 6th minute of play. Nouredine Mimoun made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Jeremias Valadares sent off a good shot on target. Abd al-Asis Lacen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sandro Macedo having to make a save. In the 12thth minute of the game Fawzi Larfaoui who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Sandro Macedo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 17th minute, Jeremias Valadares made a precise shot to the right of Nouredine Mimoun. Adab FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Cheb Sadmi kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Jeremias Valadares's late challenge caught a Adab FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jeremias Valadares helped the player get up and apologised. Jeremias Valadares hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Adab FC's Nouredine Mimoun got control of the ball when Jeremias Valadares tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nouredine Mimoun made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Jeremias Valadares sent off a good shot on target. In the 42nd minute, Luciano Salgado fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Nouredine Mimoun, passed just outside the right post. Nouredine Mimoun was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Luciano Salgado showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 47 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abd al-Asis Lacen made a kick off. Nouredine Mimoun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Cerezo, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Jeremias Valadares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nouredine Mimoun having to interfere. If Cheb Sadmi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 61 minutes into the game, Adab FC's Fawzi Larfaoui nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sandro Macedo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Adab FC made a substitution. Abd al-Aziz Kader replaced Fodil Hamdani. In the 65th match minute, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Cerezo to maneuver through the defense. 70 minutes into the match, Adab FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Cerezo came free, but Nouredine Mimoun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute Luiz Cerezo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nouredine Mimoun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute Doni de Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nouredine Mimoun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abd al-Asis Lacen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Sandro Macedo made a huge save. In the 74th match minute, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tostão Coelho to maneuver through the defense. Nouredine Mimoun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Salgado in the 79th minute of the match. Luciano Salgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nouredine Mimoun having to interfere. After some careless play in the Adab FC defense, Doni de Andrade kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nouredine Mimoun. The Adab FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nouredine Mimoun should have stopped the shot. Luciano Salgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Nouredine Mimoun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 95 minutes into the game, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Luiz Cerezo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nouredine Mimoun made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1.