U18 World League

Maracana
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Atarrabi Emesabel took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wilson de Toledo during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Wilson de Toledo hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. If Atarrabi Emesabel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th match minute, Fluminense di Parma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilson de Toledo to maneuver through the defense. André Tepedino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atarrabi Emesabel in the 9th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, AlmaToran's goalkeeper Urko Baezabal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ricardo Sousa. AlmaToran's Urko Baezabal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Donatello in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Donatello in the 22nd minute of play forced AlmaToran's goalkeeper Urko Baezabal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute of the match, Jardel Berger got a very nice opportunity to score, but Urko Baezabal was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atarrabi Emesabel in the 30th minute of play forced Fluminense di Parma's goalkeeper André Tepedino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Urko Baezabal stood somewhat misplaced when Jardel Berger came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 38 minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leandro Donatello to strike the kick off in the second half. Jardel Berger scored 3-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Urko Baezabal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 63rd minute Atarrabi Emesabel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Tepedino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dito Gaúcho made in the 65th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by AlmaToran's Gai Freigido. In the 66th minute Atarrabi Emesabel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Tepedino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the AlmaToran defense, Jardel Berger kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Urko Baezabal. The AlmaToran fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Urko Baezabal should have stopped the shot. A collision led to AlmaToran getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Cristobal Cepa hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Taio Ponce managed to get in a good position for a shot. AlmaToran's supporters rose to their feet, but Taio Ponce was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Tepedino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. André Tepedino was a little too slow when Cristobal Cepa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 4-1. André Tepedino made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Atarrabi Emesabel sent off a good shot on target. André Tepedino made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Cristobal Cepa sent off a good shot on target. Fluminense di Parma's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.