U18 World League

Arena Bucéfalos
Spectators: 7860 (Terracing: 5895, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 157) Romário Passos made the kick off and thus started the match. Luis Maestro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Nunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rui de Mendonça stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cai Espinosa's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Romário Passos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Luis Maestro, 1-0. Romário Passos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Luis Maestro made a huge save. A collision led to Real Llull de Reus getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Cefero Gala hit a great ball. In the 29th minute, Cai Espinosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luis Maestro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paulo Nunes in the 32nd minute. After a rather tough play, Bucéfalo FC's Paulo Nunes got a free kick in the 34th minute. Real Llull de Reus's Marcelo Valverde was substituted for Lancelot Astudillo. A collision led to Bucéfalo FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Paulo Nunes hit a great ball. In the 36th match minute, Bucéfalo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Moura to maneuver through the defense. Rui de Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cai Espinosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Nunes in the 39th minute of play forced Real Llull de Reus's goalkeeper Luis Maestro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Bucéfalo FC booed when Real Llull de Reus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nestor Rico didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Real Llull de Reus getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Jose-Manuel Litago hit a great ball. Luis Maestro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sidney Paranaense showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 48 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cefero Gala stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rui de Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Espinosa in the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Cefero Gala ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rui de Mendonça was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. When Arthur Branco came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Bucéfalo FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arthur Branco couldn't finish the play. After 62 minutes, Paulo Nunes made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Real Llull de Reus's Luis Maestro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Real Llull de Reus made a substitution. Raul Antón replaced Cefero Gala. Bucéfalo FC's Edgard Costa was substituted for Clemente Vidal. Fernandão Damião hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 73 minutes into the match, Bucéfalo FC's goalkeeper Rui de Mendonça had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aarón Domingo. In the 74th match minute, Bucéfalo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Nunes to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raul Antón during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Raul Antón kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Rui de Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cai Espinosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Romário Passos charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Romário Passos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st minute Cai Espinosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui de Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Raul Antón came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Real Llull de Reus fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Raul Antón couldn't finish the play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Real Llull de Reus players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Bucéfalo FC.