U21 World League

Cactão
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Godofredo Belarmo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Amancio Berbiz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamílton Trigo in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute Samuel Gil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio Gaspar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amancio Berbiz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adilson Carioca went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 10 minutes into the match, Faustão Branco notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Black StarZ's Amancio Berbiz. Amancio Berbiz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 13th minute, Chicão Coelho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Amancio Berbiz. The goal made the score 3-0. Faustão Branco took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amancio Berbiz. Amancio Berbiz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Amancio Berbiz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hamílton Trigo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-0 in the 21 minute of play. After some careless play in the Black StarZ defense, Hamílton Trigo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amancio Berbiz. The Black StarZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amancio Berbiz should have stopped the shot. Júlio Gaspar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godofredo Belarmo in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute Godofredo Belarmo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio Gaspar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Black StarZ's Amancio Berbiz got control of the ball when Faustão Branco tried to sneak it across the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Hamílton Trigo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Amancio Berbiz, 7-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Faustão Branco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cactos's supporters rose to their feet, but Faustão Branco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amancio Berbiz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 43rd minute Hamílton Trigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amancio Berbiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute, Faustão Branco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amancio Berbiz was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamílton Trigo in the 48th minute of play forced Black StarZ's goalkeeper Amancio Berbiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Júlio Gaspar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Godofredo Belarmo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovanni Schmidt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hamílton Trigo might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Amancio Berbiz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hamílton Trigo ran back to his position shaking his head. Amancio Berbiz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adilson Carioca went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. Amancio Berbiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faustão Branco in the 61st minute of play. Amancio Berbiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamílton Trigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Black StarZ's zone, Adilson Carioca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amancio Berbiz came out of the goal and Adilson Carioca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 72 minutes into the match, Samuel Gil dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Júlio Gaspar, 9-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faustão Branco in the 78th minute of play forced Black StarZ's goalkeeper Amancio Berbiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute, Faustão Branco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cactos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-1. After 85 minutes of play, Cactos's Hamílton Trigo made it 11-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amancio Berbiz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Júlio Gaspar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Godofredo Belarmo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 11-2 in the 93 minute of play. There was no doubt that Cactos were the better team. Cactos's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.