U21 World League

Tita Mattiussi
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Spams's Adam Bareiro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Madin Bo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximino Urtsin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eugênio Dias made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Adam Bareiro sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Spams getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Adam Bareiro hit a great ball. Wiliam Sá sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute Adam Bareiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugênio Dias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute Wiliam Sá shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximino Urtsin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Madin Bo charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Madin Bo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Spams booed when Irreal Madrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Madin Bo didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Madin Bo was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Mouricio in the 53rd minute of play forced Irreal Madrid's goalkeeper Eugênio Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Matías de Castro fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Irreal Madrid's protests and gave Matías de Castro a yellow card for diving instead. 55 minutes into the match, Irreal Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Mouricio came free, but Eugênio Dias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd match minute, Irreal Madrid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrick Gomes to maneuver through the defense. Eugênio Dias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aljoša Asanović in the 64th minute of play. After some careless play in the Irreal Madrid defense, Emanuel Mouricio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eugênio Dias. The Irreal Madrid fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eugênio Dias should have stopped the shot. Júnior Baiano kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Claudinei Pitta lost his temper 70 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After a rather tough play, Irreal Madrid's Claudinei Pitta got a free kick in the 71st minute. After a rather tough play, Irreal Madrid's Claudinei Pitta got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After 76 played minutes Spams got a freekick which was hit by Herminio Escobar. In the 88th minute Gaspar Pacho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugênio Dias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Júnior Baiano hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The supporters of Spams booed when Irreal Madrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Júnior Baiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Irreal Madrid's Eugênio Dias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Americo Matia in the 94th minute of play. Eugênio Dias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severiano Filipo in the 98th minute of play. Irreal Madrid's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.