U18 World League

Olimpicos
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Andreas Winehouse started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Mexilhão F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dráuzio Alvarenga to maneuver through the defense. Fidel Prieto made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Róbson Passos sent off a good shot on target. Fidel Prieto made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Róbson Passos sent off a good shot on target. Róbson Passos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Fidel Prieto made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Winehouse in the 16th minute of play forced Mexilhão F. C.'s goalkeeper Luís Paulo Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Mexilhão F. C. getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Diamantino Reis hit a great ball. Fidel Prieto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dráuzio Alvarenga in the 25th minute of the match. Fidel Prieto made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Róbson Passos sent off a good shot on target. Mexilhão F. C.'s Luís Fábio Luz suffered a sore thigh after 27 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Ubarna Carro fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vodka Stars 1949's protests and gave Ubarna Carro a yellow card for diving instead. Mexilhão F. C. made a substitution. Serafim Motta replaced Luís Fábio Luz. In the 28th minute, Ubarna Carro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Conrado Macedo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 47th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fidel Prieto. Vodka Stars 1949's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dráuzio Alvarenga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fidel Prieto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Róbson Passos in the 51st minute of play. Fidel Prieto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Róbson Passos in the 56th minute of play. Dráuzio Alvarenga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Fidel Prieto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benat Cañadas might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luís Paulo Velloso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benat Cañadas ran back to his position shaking his head. Luís Paulo Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benat Cañadas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andreas Winehouse kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. After 67 minutes Vodka Stars 1949's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Conrado Macedo who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Mexilhão F. C.'s corner Conrado Macedo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fidel Prieto quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbson Passos in the 69th minute of play forced Vodka Stars 1949's goalkeeper Fidel Prieto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Benat Cañadas, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 72 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Luís Paulo Velloso was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Mexilhão F. C.'s Nico Pinheiro got a free kick in the 74th minute. Vodka Stars 1949's Benat Cañadas was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 76th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benat Cañadas in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luís Paulo Velloso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dráuzio Alvarenga in the 84th minute of play forced Vodka Stars 1949's goalkeeper Fidel Prieto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Róbson Passos fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mexilhão F. C.'s protests and gave Róbson Passos a yellow card for diving instead. 95 minutes into the match, Mexilhão F. C.'s goalkeeper Luís Paulo Velloso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Prometeo Perpiñán. The Vodka Stars 1949 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Vodka Stars 1949 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.