U18 World League

Libertad
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Santana Abar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulysses Meira in the 3rd minute of play. Aaron Abella hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Santana Abar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luizinho Neves went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Almir Vargas charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Almir Vargas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ:s Paulo de Mendonça showed great skill when he stopped Alejandro Ramírez:s penalty. A collision led to Rio Verde F.C CIMZ getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Júlio Negri hit a great ball. When Alejandro Ramírez came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Discípulos de Ayn Rand 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 Alejandro Ramírez couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Discípulos de Ayn Rand booed when Rio Verde F.C CIMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Júlio Negri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patrido Abancens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Paulo de Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Rafael Arruda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafael Arruda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santana Abar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Paulo de Mendonça stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Patrido Abancens's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. In the 41st minute, Arlindo de Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Discípulos de Ayn Rand booed when Rio Verde F.C CIMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christoffer Kempel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Ongile Abenda suffered a sore thigh after 51 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Almir Vargas got his second yellow card of the match in the 52nd minute. The referee ordered Almir Vargas off the ground. In the 53rd minute, Almir Vargas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christoffer Kempel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santana Abar having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Júlio Negri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute of the match Alejandro Ramírez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paulo de Mendonça showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Paulo de Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eustaquio Abancens in the 81st minute of the match. Efren Abechuco made in the 91st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's José Paulo Xavier. Rafael Arruda kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.