U18 World League

Monumental de Valle
Spectators: 7745 (Terracing: 5810, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Viseu United's Artur Neves started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute, Mateus Morais hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 13 minutes into the match, Viseu United's goalkeeper Luís Mota had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thomas Saron. Carlos Gonçalves's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rey Villarragut read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Thomas Saron in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Luís Mota, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 24th minute, Thomas Saron hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute, Artur Neves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Viseu United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After some careless play in the Valle Saron defense, Artur Neves kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rey Villarragut. The Valle Saron fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rey Villarragut should have stopped the shot. Luís Mota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raymundo Castellana in the 33rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Thomas Saron's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Mota was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Viseu United's goalkeeper Luís Mota, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Martinez Costeras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Luís Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thomas Saron stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Thomas Saron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 55 minutes, Domingos Lisboa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Viseu United and the Valle Saron players grew even worse after the yellow card. 57 minutes into the game, Valle Saron's Thomas Saron nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Mota made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. 67 minutes into the game, Valle Saron's Thomas Saron nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Mota made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Raymundo Castellana recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luís Mota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Saron, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 84th match minute, Valle Saron was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Saron to maneuver through the defense. Donzel Barbanera's late challenge caught a Viseu United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Donzel Barbanera helped the player get up and apologised. After 87 played minutes Valle Saron got a freekick which was hit by Donzel Barbanera. When Norberto Flores fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Viseu United's protests and gave Norberto Flores a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Viseu United getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Norberto Flores hit a great ball. In the 90th minute of the match Donzel Barbanera shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luís Mota showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Artur Neves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rey Villarragut having to interfere. Raymundo Castellana kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match.