U23 World League

Shef Arena
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabriel Lõugas took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nelson Sá in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ennu Eluvee saved JK Shefid from getting behind. José Maria Ramos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriel Lõugas in the 5th minute. Ennu Eluvee showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelson Sá in the 6th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Nelson Sá had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ennu Eluvee. JK Shefid's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nelson Sá was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Nelson Sá in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye JK Shefid's goalie prevented a goal. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after JK Shefid's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luiz Paulo Montenegro took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Luiz Paulo Montenegro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ennu Eluvee quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ennu Eluvee showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelson Sá, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Emil Raitviir was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 26 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the game, one of JK Shefid:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Luiz Paulo Montenegro shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nelson Sá in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ennu Eluvee prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 30 minutes into the game, Nelson Sá was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave JK Shefid the free kick. After 33 minutes, Nelson Sá made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. JK Shefid's Ennu Eluvee tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. JK Shefid's Ennu Eluvee played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nelson Sá in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute, one of Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®. In the 40th minute there was a penalty for JK Shefid. Ken Vanatoa stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving José Maria Ramos. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelson Sá in the 46th minute of play forced JK Shefid's goalkeeper Ennu Eluvee to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Ken Vanatoa's late challenge caught a Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ken Vanatoa helped the player get up and apologised. Ken Vanatoa kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Luiz Paulo Montenegro made a precise shot to the right of Ennu Eluvee. JK Shefid's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. If Nelson Sá had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Róbson Sergipano hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Téo Mangueira got free with Ennu Eluvee in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 69th minute Nelson Sá shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ennu Eluvee saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ennu Eluvee made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Nelson Sá sent off a good shot on target. Ennu Eluvee showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelson Sá, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After a rather tough play, JK Shefid's Maarek Vulla got a free kick in the 84th minute. Téo Mangueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ennu Eluvee having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Rubens Viana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th minute of the match Ken Vanatoa sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but José Maria Ramos skillfully saved the ball. Ken Vanatoa's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed José Maria Ramos - 2-3 was put on the score board in the 90th minute. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s José Maria Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Lõugas in the 98th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.