U21 World League

Santa Elvira
Spectators: 8051 (Terracing: 6039, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Valencia in the 4th minute of play forced Inter de Chillán's goalkeeper Pepe Yates to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Buenaventura Durruti got free with Alisson Goycochea in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nilmar de Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pepe Yates having to interfere. A collision led to Inter de Chillán getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Xulián Cabrera hit a great ball. Pepe Yates showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilmar de Souza in the 23rd minute of the match. The INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Fred Valencia 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adán Mendizabal during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Adán Mendizabal hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Inter de Chillán's goalkeeper Pepe Yates, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, Léo Vargas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pepe Yates. Inter de Chillán's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Léo Vargas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilmar de Souza in the 34th minute of play forced Inter de Chillán's goalkeeper Pepe Yates to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Fred Valencia got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Inter de Chillán players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ronaldo Nazário De Lima made a kick off. Fred Valencia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Percival Campidelis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Pepe Yates tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pepe Yates made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Léo Vargas sent off a good shot on target. Gerson Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Inter de Chillán's goalkeeper Pepe Yates, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nilmar de Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 67 minutes of play, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Nilmar de Souza made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pepe Yates was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pepe Yates made an important save on a dangerous shot by Léo Vargas in the 71st minute. After having played for 74 minutes, Fred Valencia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fred Valencia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Léo Vargas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Pepe Yates made a huge save. After 77 played minutes INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Loyola. Léo Vargas made a great header on INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's corner, it was just that Inter de Chillán's Pepe Yates managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Inter de Chillán's Pepe Yates got control of the ball when Fred Valencia tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 93rd minute, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Nilmar de Souza dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. After a rather tough play, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Nilmar de Souza got a free kick in the 96th minute. When the final whistle sounded INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Inter de Chillán.