U21 World League

Muñes Stadium
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Wellington Ratov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Lázaro Jaunzuria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Quadros having to interfere. Braulio Beti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Nestor in the 7th minute of play. Braulio Beti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. A collision led to ✪ XV de Umarizal getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Rodrigo Nestor hit a great ball. Alfredo Ihintza's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Paulo Quadros firmly grabbed it by the left post. James Rodrigues was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 13 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the game, one of ✪ XV de Umarizal:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Pastor Cordaro placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Paulo Quadros made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Lázaro Jaunzuria sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siro Claris in the 20th minute of play forced ✪ XV de Umarizal's goalkeeper Paulo Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Siro Claris got free with Paulo Quadros in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ✪ XV de Umarizal's Paulo Quadros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save ✪ XV de Umarizal from getting a goal against them. After 25 played minutes ✪ XV de Umarizal got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Nestor. 30 minutes into the match, Los Muñes de Don Cuco's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Moura came free, but Braulio Beti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Braulio Beti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Moura in the 31st minute of the match. In the 37th minute Lázaro Jaunzuria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Quadros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wellington Ratov took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Braulio Beti. Braulio Beti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 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.

In the 51st minute, Alfredo Ihintza got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 53 minutes of play, Los Muñes de Don Cuco's Alfredo Ihintza made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulo Quadros was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paulo Quadros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Ihintza in the 57th minute of the match. Lázaro Jaunzuria struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Paulo Quadros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Los Muñes de Don Cuco. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Ihintza in the 62nd minute of play forced ✪ XV de Umarizal's goalkeeper Paulo Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Alfredo Ihintza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paulo Quadros was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After 65 played minutes Los Muñes de Don Cuco got a freekick which was hit by Siro Claris. Tiago Gabriel Mineiro's late challenge caught a Los Muñes de Don Cuco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tiago Gabriel Mineiro helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Los Muñes de Don Cuco booed when ✪ XV de Umarizal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiago Gabriel Mineiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 74 played minutes Los Muñes de Don Cuco got a freekick which was hit by Luciano Lorenz. 77 minutes into the match, ✪ XV de Umarizal's goal looked a bit too open when Siro Claris came free, but Paulo Quadros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the game, Wellington Ratov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Braulio Beti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Siro Claris might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulo Quadros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Siro Claris ran back to his position shaking his head. After 85 played minutes ✪ XV de Umarizal got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Moura. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Siro Claris in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulo Quadros saved ✪ XV de Umarizal from getting behind. Paulo Quadros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reynaldo Telo in the 87th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, ✪ XV de Umarizal's goal looked a bit too open when Siro Claris came free, but Paulo Quadros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Los Muñes de Don Cuco's Luciano Lorenz got a free kick in the 95th minute. Los Muñes de Don Cuco were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ✪ XV de Umarizal for a fine match.