U18 World League

Rubens Alves Barraca
Spectators: 6850 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 150) Flavio Pala made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 7th minute, Aílton Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Samuca Freitas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dario Niccolai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute, Edmondo Ranalli made a precise shot to the right of Samuca Freitas. BRASIL.Sp's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in BRASIL.Sp's zone, Flavio Pala stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuca Freitas came out of the goal and Flavio Pala tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 22 minutes into the match, BRASIL.Sp's goal looked a bit too open when Dario Niccolai came free, but Samuca Freitas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. BRASIL.Sp's Samuca Freitas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavio Pala in the 24th minute of play. After 32 played minutes BRASIL.Sp got a freekick which was hit by Yuri Aguiar. A hard and well directed shot from Flavio Pala led 33 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. BRASIL.Sp's Samuca Freitas became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmondo Ranalli in the 40th minute of play forced BRASIL.Sp's goalkeeper Samuca Freitas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuca Freitas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Pala in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Edmondo Ranalli came free with the goalkeeper in the 55th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Samuca Freitas could save by the left post. The Duri come il marmo fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when Duri come il marmo's Edmondo Ranalli looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Otávio Urbano kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. BRASIL.Sp's Gildo Nogueira was substituted for José Vítor Marinho. Duri come il marmo's Dario Niccolai was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Samuca Freitas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Dennis Lucidi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Samuca Freitas having to make a save. When Dario Niccolai came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Duri come il marmo 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 Dario Niccolai couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe Arantes in the 85th minute of play forced Duri come il marmo's goalkeeper Fedele Gentili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After taking down the ball on BRASIL.Sp's corner Giuseppe Arantes fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fedele Gentili quite easily take care of the ball. Aílton Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Duri come il marmo's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.