U18 World League

Morumbi de Uberaba
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) 5 minutes into the match, Argon's goalkeeper Roque Montrelle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cláudio Antunes. In the 7th minute, Benito Hats hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hernani Matos got free with Roque Montrelle in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roque Montrelle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hernani Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Luizinho Queirós was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 16 minutes into the match. After 17 played minutes Edson Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Luizinho Queirós. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Benito Hats managed to get in a good position for a shot. Argon's supporters rose to their feet, but Benito Hats was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramiro Saraiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 31st minute, Fidel Ixona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ramiro Saraiva was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Cláudio Antunes made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Melquiades Adrio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramiro Saraiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Edson Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Hernani Matos hit a great ball. In the 59th minute, Fidel Ixona left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Argon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Jimeno Fernado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guga Terra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Cláudio Antunes came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Edson Futebol Clube 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 Cláudio Antunes couldn't finish the play. 83 minutes into the match, Argon's goal looked a bit too open when Cláudio Antunes came free, but Roque Montrelle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Jimeno Fernado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Argon's supporters rose to their feet, but Jimeno Fernado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramiro Saraiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Argon eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.