U18 World League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Remigio Hernando started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Vito Custódio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Cipriano Mon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vito Custódio hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Clemente Cardozo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustacio Tercero, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 19th minute Diego Botelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Montrelle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Florencio Gaitano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Clemente Cardozo was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. After 23 played minutes Nova Venécia-ES got a freekick which was hit by Geovânio Pitta. 27 minutes into the match, Remigio Hernando notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Nova Venécia-ES's Clemente Cardozo. Clemente Cardozo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 30thth minute of the game Florencio Gaitano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nova Venécia-ES's Clemente Cardozo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Nova Venécia-ES getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Vito Custódio hit a great ball. In the 36th minute Florencio Gaitano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Cardozo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dida Ramos during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 44 played minutes Nova Venécia-ES got a freekick which was hit by Dida Ramos.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mário Aparecido was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavio Nicholas to maneuver through the defense. Clemente Cardozo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remigio Hernando in the 55th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Nova Venécia-ES's goal looked a bit too open when Cipriano Mon came free, but Clemente Cardozo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Leon Montrelle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mário Aparecido in the 60th minute of play. Clemente Cardozo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Erramun, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 64 minutes, Remigio Hernando made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Nova Venécia-ES's Clemente Cardozo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Clemente Cardozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remigio Hernando in the 74th minute of the match. Vito Custódio hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Clemente Cardozo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remigio Hernando in the 78th minute of play. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Eustacio Tercero got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 85th match minute, Nova Venécia-ES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Botelho to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Jairo Erramun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Clemente Cardozo was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. In the 89th minute, Remigio Hernando ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Clemente Cardozo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonel Franco during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 92 played minutes ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ got a freekick which was hit by Leonel Franco. For all the effort they put into the match, the Nova Venécia-ES players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡.