U18 World League

® El Monumental ®
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jonas Ortzi took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Samuel Markel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Vicente Chaves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Vicente Chaves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Romulo Elazar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Romulo Elazar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luiz Paulo Fantini went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The supporters of River Plate ® 9-12 booed when Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ian Abreu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube booed when River Plate ® 9-12 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Ortzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute of the match Tarcisio Goiano sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Romulo Elazar skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Ian Abreu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Ian Abreu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Romulo Elazar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Florencio Lehen hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute, Anselmo Negri made a precise shot to the right of Romulo Elazar. River Plate ® 9-12's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Romulo Elazar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anselmo Negri in the 21st minute of play. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after River Plate ® 9-12's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aníbal Recife took the corner. In the 24th minute, Anselmo Negri made a precise shot to the right of Romulo Elazar. River Plate ® 9-12's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 30th minute German Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vinícius Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aníbal Recife charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aníbal Recife the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anselmo Negri in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Romulo Elazar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 37th minute, Anselmo Negri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cruzeiro Esporte Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Romulo Elazar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Paulo Fantini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the game, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Vicente Chaves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Romulo Elazar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Perivaldo Valle replaced Tarcisio Goiano. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 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 Anselmo Negri to make the kick off. 58 minutes into the match, River Plate ® 9-12's goalkeeper Romulo Elazar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anselmo Negri. 62 minutes into the match, Jonas Ortzi notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Vinícius Macedo. Vinícius Macedo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, River Plate ® 9-12's Romulo Elazar got control of the ball when Luiz Paulo Fantini tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Vinícius Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Generoso Ugaitz in the 72nd minute of play. Romulo Elazar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anselmo Negri in the 76th minute. Romulo Elazar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luiz Paulo Fantini in the 80th minute. Vinícius Macedo came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by River Plate ® 9-12's Humberto Etxahun. But to his dismay, Humberto Etxahun quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. River Plate ® 9-12's Severino Librado was substituted for Florencio Lehen. River Plate ® 9-12's Romulo Elazar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save River Plate ® 9-12 from getting a goal against them. River Plate ® 9-12's Romulo Elazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Negri in the 90th minute of play. Generoso Ugaitz's late challenge caught a Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Generoso Ugaitz helped the player get up and apologised. After 91 played minutes River Plate ® 9-12 got a freekick which was hit by Generoso Ugaitz. In the 98th minute River Plate ® 9-12 were awarded a corner. Generoso Ugaitz went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led River Plate ® 9-12's Humberto Etxahun to a score. 3-6 in the 99th minute.