U18 World League

Bier Stadium
Spectators: 7388 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 70) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gugu Coutinho got the match started through his kick off. With 3 minutes on the clock, Otávio Paraibano commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Raimundo Innocenzio charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Raimundo Innocenzio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th match minute, Deportivo Luz y Fuerza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raimundo Innocenzio to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Hartmann Futebol Clube's Alessandro de Medeiros tried to score from far away in the 7th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 15th minute Pastor Ostadar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Pombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alessandro de Medeiros kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Pastor Ostadar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Pombal having to interfere. Artur Pombal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horacio Iratze, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Alessandro de Medeiros hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Artur Pombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ildefonso Belarmo in the 28th minute of the match. After 29 minutes of play, Hartmann Futebol Clube's Alessandro de Medeiros made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eusebio Tibalt was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 32nd minute, Ildefonso Belarmo made a precise shot to the right of Artur Pombal. Hartmann Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Artur Pombal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ildefonso Belarmo in the 36th minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, Alessandro de Medeiros was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hartmann Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deportivo Luz y Fuerza the free kick. Ildefonso Belarmo took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Artur Pombal. Artur Pombal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Pastor Ostadar put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Artur Pombal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ildefonso Belarmo was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Hartmann Futebol Clube's Artur Pombal got control of the ball when Ildefonso Belarmo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 60th minute Ildefonso Belarmo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Pombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ildefonso Belarmo scored 1-4 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Artur Pombal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hartmann Futebol Clube's Artur Pombal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pastor Ostadar in the 65th minute of play. Marcelino Basajaun might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Artur Pombal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcelino Basajaun ran back to his position shaking his head. Ildefonso Belarmo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Artur Pombal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hartmann Futebol Clube's Artur Pombal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pastor Ostadar in the 91st minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Hartmann Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Pastor Ostadar came free, but Artur Pombal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flávio Monteiro kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. The Hartmann Futebol Clube fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Deportivo Luz y Fuerza were clearly better and deserved to take the win.