U18 World League

Arena Nilton Santos
Spectators: 8504 (Terracing: 6378, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 170) Nestor Mogel made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Didi Vergílio sent off a good shot on target. Vito Freire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, Piquirenda FC's goalkeeper Nestor Mogel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zé Augusto de Sousa. Alfredo Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Everardo Berenguer in the 20th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Everardo Berenguer in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfredo Macedo saved Nova Era from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zé Augusto de Sousa during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Zé Augusto de Sousa hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Saverio Benat scored 0-2 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfredo Macedo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Iker Vistruario hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 30 minutes into the game, Aldo Isias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Piquirenda FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nova Era the free kick. After a rather tough play, Piquirenda FC's Aldo Isias got a free kick in the 30th minute. Nestor Mogel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hílton Cabral, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Egídio Vaz made a kick off. Nestor Mogel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egídio Vaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. When Everardo Berenguer came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Piquirenda 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 Everardo Berenguer couldn't finish the play. Alfredo Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Everardo Berenguer in the 61st minute of the match. After 63 minutes of play, Piquirenda FC's Saverio Benat made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredo Macedo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Piquirenda FC's Silvestre Peter was substituted for Maximiliano Toro. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Everardo Berenguer in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfredo Macedo saved Nova Era from getting behind. 70 minutes into the match, Nova Era's goalkeeper Alfredo Macedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Saverio Benat. 73 minutes into the match, Egídio Vaz notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Piquirenda FC's Nestor Mogel. Nestor Mogel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Nova Era's Alfredo Macedo got control of the ball when Everardo Berenguer tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Piquirenda FC's Justo Casado got a free kick in the 80th minute. Piquirenda FC's Nestor Mogel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vito Freire in the 80th minute of play. 81 minutes into the game, Saverio Benat was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Piquirenda FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nova Era the free kick. In the 81st minute, Saverio Benat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 82 played minutes, Nova Era's Pedro Coutinho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nestor Mogel 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 Nova Era reached it. If Saverio Benat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Everardo Berenguer received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alfredo Macedo came out and tried to block the shot, but Everardo Berenguer slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 96th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Piquirenda FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.