U21 World League

Blue Eagles Stadium
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nicolas Romero took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the GiaSiRo 08 defense, Nando Vinhas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Diego Iacobucci. The GiaSiRo 08 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Diego Iacobucci should have stopped the shot. In the 9th match minute, Chinho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Fontes to maneuver through the defense. Gilson de Alcântara was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Antonio Natalucci. With a little luck, Chinho FC's Gilson de Alcântara got control of the ball when Antonio Natalucci tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luizão de Brito in the 23rd minute of play forced GiaSiRo 08's goalkeeper Diego Iacobucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Chinho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberigo Muzi came free, but Gilson de Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Luizão de Brito notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of GiaSiRo 08's Diego Iacobucci. Diego Iacobucci was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 29th match minute, GiaSiRo 08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biagio Guerra to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute, Almir de Andrade left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chinho FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. After a rather tough play, GiaSiRo 08's Flavio De Marchi got a free kick in the 34th minute. Diego Iacobucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Romero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 48 minutes into the match, Ercole Salemme dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gilson de Alcântara, 1-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antonio Natalucci to make the kick off. Natã Prado's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Diego Iacobucci read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Natã Prado charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Natã Prado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Ercole Salemme fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GiaSiRo 08's protests and gave Ercole Salemme a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Chinho FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Natã Prado hit a great ball. Luizão de Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. GiaSiRo 08's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Nicolas Romero 64 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-5. Luizão de Brito hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute of the match GiaSiRo 08 got a corner. Chinho FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Antonio Natalucci ran over to the corner to take the kick. 78 minutes into the match, GiaSiRo 08's goalkeeper Diego Iacobucci had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicolas Romero. 81 minutes into the match, Alberigo Muzi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gilson de Alcântara. Chinho FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberigo Muzi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-5. 90 minutes into the match, GiaSiRo 08's goalkeeper Diego Iacobucci had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicolas Romero. The supporters of Chinho FC booed when GiaSiRo 08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Coletti didn't get a good kick on the ball. 97 minutes into the match, GiaSiRo 08's Ercole Salemme sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gilson de Alcântara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Chinho FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than GiaSiRo 08.