U18 World League

NINHO de CUCOS
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cássio Gouveia got the match started through his kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Marcelo Vasques dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of German Indalecio, 1-0. Juliano Festas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Mingo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Mart Palermo came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Devoto club social 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 Mart Palermo couldn't finish the play. When Rogério Azenha fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arrebimba o Malho SLB's protests and gave Rogério Azenha a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Arrebimba o Malho SLB getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Rogério Azenha hit a great ball. In the 21stth minute of the game Mart Palermo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Juliano Festas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Emanuel Gasteiz notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Juliano Festas. Juliano Festas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Mart Palermo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Devoto club social's supporters rose to their feet, but Mart Palermo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juliano Festas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 31 minutes into the match, Devoto club social's goalkeeper German Indalecio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cássio Gouveia. German Indalecio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Almiro Camacho in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mart Palermo in the 38th minute of play forced Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper Juliano Festas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the game, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Sabino Prestes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. German Indalecio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emanuel Gasteiz was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th minute Cássio Gouveia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but German Indalecio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 60 minutes of play, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Valério Zarco made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. German Indalecio was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcelo Vasques during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 67th minute, Marcelo Vasques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santiago Mingo during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Arrebimba o Malho SLB booed when Devoto club social was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santiago Mingo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute, Cássio Gouveia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arrebimba o Malho SLB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Alfonso Quinito's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juliano Festas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Osvaldo Ticho hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute of the match, Mart Palermo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Juliano Festas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 80th minute of the game. One of Arrebimba o Malho SLB:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Devoto club social:s goal. When the match had been going on for 84 minutes, Devoto club social's Santiago Mingo got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Juliano Festas. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Valério Zarco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's supporters rose to their feet, but Valério Zarco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. German Indalecio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 93rd minute, Emanuel Gasteiz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Arrebimba o Malho SLB had played much better football throughout.