U21 World League

El Maracaná de UQZ
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Teofilo Ferman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leo Illart made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doni Senna in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doni Senna in the 11th minute of play forced BEIJO CARNAVAL's goalkeeper Leo Illart to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leo Illart took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aníbal Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leo Illart showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aníbal Marques in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Ferman in the 16th minute of play forced Olivedos's goalkeeper Armel Zettiņš to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aníbal Marques in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leo Illart prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 33rd minute Doni Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Illart saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Florentino Ciano kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Aníbal Marques charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aníbal Marques the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 43rd match minute, Olivedos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aníbal Marques to maneuver through the defense. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aníbal Marques to make the kick off. Armel Zettiņš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teofilo Ferman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 53 minutes, Mario Cordario mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BEIJO CARNAVAL and the Olivedos players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, BEIJO CARNAVAL's Mario Cordario got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Edgardo Franco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armel Zettiņš having to interfere. Edgardo Franco's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Armel Zettiņš - 1-0 was put on the score board in the 65th minute. After a rather tough play, BEIJO CARNAVAL's Florentino Ciano got a free kick in the 85th minute. After 88 minutes, Abel Cabral mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Olivedos and the BEIJO CARNAVAL players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 88 played minutes Olivedos got a freekick which was hit by Abel Cabral. BEIJO CARNAVAL's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.