U21 World League

Rubens Alves Barraca
Spectators: 6850 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lynn Paimboeuf started the match with the kick off. In the 8th minute Eulalio Marcones shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romain Alford saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute, Adalberto Rosado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the match, Lynn Paimboeuf notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of BRASIL.Sp's Lenílson Quintal. Lenílson Quintal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lenílson Quintal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lynn Paimboeuf, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Lenílson Quintal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lynn Paimboeuf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of BRASIL.Sp booed when I love u Messi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ty Lebrun didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Eulalio Marcones had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eulalio Marcones in the 37th minute of play forced I love u Messi's goalkeeper Romain Alford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Val Biggs fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored I love u Messi's protests and gave Val Biggs a yellow card for diving instead. Val Biggs hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Eulalio Marcones made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Eulalio Marcones hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eulalio Marcones kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. A collision led to BRASIL.Sp getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Eulalio Marcones hit a great ball. 69 minutes into the match, I love u Messi's goal looked a bit too open when Breno Sá came free, but Romain Alford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in I love u Messi's zone, Gilberto Torres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Romain Alford came out of the goal and Gilberto Torres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, BRASIL.Sp's Cesinha Neto got a free kick in the 71st minute. When Gilberto Torres came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the BRASIL.Sp fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gilberto Torres couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Breno Sá in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romain Alford saved I love u Messi from getting behind. A collision led to I love u Messi getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Timothy Robert hit a great ball. Stewart Spangler's late challenge caught a BRASIL.Sp's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stewart Spangler helped the player get up and apologised. After 79 played minutes I love u Messi got a freekick which was hit by Stewart Spangler. I love u Messi were furious when Joachim Parker was red carded, 81 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 80 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for I love u Messi! In the 82nd minute there was a penalty for BRASIL.Sp. Dieguinho Freitas stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Romain Alford. 1-1. A collision led to BRASIL.Sp getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Júnior Cerezo hit a great ball. Benjamin Yoder kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. I love u Messi's Romain Alford played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Breno Sá in the 96th minute of play. BRASIL.Sp walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.