U21 World League

Estadio Alejandra
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Jaime Herrera made the kick off and thus started the match. Saul Aztore kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After 3 played minutes, Imbituba - FSCMZ's Renan da Fonseca shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ariel Gimenez came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Imbituba - FSCMZ reached it. Alejandra's Jaime Herrera got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edgardo Liher charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgardo Liher the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 9th minute, Edgardo Liher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ariel Gimenez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lúcio Proença in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lúcio Proença in the 11th minute of play forced Alejandra's goalkeeper Ariel Gimenez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Christian Proença got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lúcio Proença in the 15th minute of play forced Alejandra's goalkeeper Ariel Gimenez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ariel Gimenez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Proença in the 19th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Lúcio Proença sped through Alejandra's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ariel Gimenez. 25 minutes into the match, Anibal Amato notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Imbituba - FSCMZ's Vítor Saraiva. Vítor Saraiva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Imbituba - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Lúcio Proença hit a great ball. A collision led to Imbituba - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Renan da Fonseca hit a great ball. Ariel Gimenez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lúcio Proença, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 40 minutes, Urbano Distiratsu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alejandra and the Imbituba - FSCMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Urbano Distiratsu kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 42 minutes into the game, Christian Proença cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Ariel Gimenez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bartolo Venceslao hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Ariel Gimenez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Proença, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lúcio Proença to make the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Anibal Amato managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alejandra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anibal Amato was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 57th minute, Jaime Herrera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tope Ponta charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tope Ponta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Alejandra booed when Imbituba - FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tope Ponta didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute of the game Léo Falcão made a throw-in which Christian Proença played forward. After a rather tough play, Alejandra's Edgardo Liher got a free kick in the 71st minute. Alejandra's Elias Fonso was substituted for Carolo Sein. Saul Aztore kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 80th match minute, Alejandra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anibal Amato to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Alejandra's Ariel Gimenez got control of the ball when Christian Proença tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Imbituba - FSCMZ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.