U18 World League

Down Park
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joan Gandia got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute Luis-Jose Morales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto Ferraz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Marcel Abreu sped through Downchester City's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Berenguer Bodelon. The supporters of S.E.R. Caxias do Sul booed when Downchester City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romualdo Echavarri didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute of the match Luizão Prata sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Berenguer Bodelon skillfully saved the ball. 17 minutes into the game, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Marcel Abreu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Berenguer Bodelon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The supporters of Downchester City booed when S.E.R. Caxias do Sul was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuca Figueiredo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlos Alberto Magalhães kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Downchester City's Berenguer Bodelon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Batista in the 27th minute of play. If Joan Gandia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd match minute, Downchester City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Montiel to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Abreu in the 34th minute of play forced Downchester City's goalkeeper Berenguer Bodelon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Alberto Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 38 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Downchester City! Downchester City:s Berenguer Bodelon showed great skill when he stopped Leopoldo Sanches:s penalty. João Batista scored 0-3 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Berenguer Bodelon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcel Abreu to make the kick off. João Batista hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Downchester City's Berenguer Bodelon got control of the ball when Leopoldo Sanches tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gabriel França hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Alberto Magalhães in the 58th minute of play forced Downchester City's goalkeeper Berenguer Bodelon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Downchester City's Berenguer Bodelon got control of the ball when Carlos Alberto Magalhães tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcel Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fausto Ferraz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haimar Fuentes, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Haimar Fuentes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Downchester City's supporters rose to their feet, but Haimar Fuentes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fausto Ferraz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fausto Ferraz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joan Gandia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fausto Ferraz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haimar Fuentes, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After a rather tough play, Downchester City's Teo Pacheco got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 82nd minute, Carlos Alberto Magalhães left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The S.E.R. Caxias do Sul fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. During the 86th minute of the match Roque Planes completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Roque Planes a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 86 played minutes Downchester City got a freekick which was hit by Roque Planes. Downchester City's Berenguer Bodelon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel Abreu in the 95th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.