U18 World League

Andarilhos Arena
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abel Quinteros started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Alonso in the 5th minute of play forced Andarilhos's goalkeeper Filipe Pedroso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Arturo Celio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filipe Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Alonso, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Angelo Lizer kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Eleuterio Lohitzun hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute of the match Henrique Laureano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Baltasar Crispo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in • El Croacia fobal club •'s zone, Leandro Campelo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baltasar Crispo came out of the goal and Leandro Campelo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 27 minutes into the match, • El Croacia fobal club •'s goal looked a bit too open when Herberto Vilar came free, but Baltasar Crispo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rolando Silvanito was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 28 minutes into the match. • El Croacia fobal club •:s Baltasar Crispo showed great skill when he stopped Sálvio Malta:s penalty. Teodoro Firman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Pedroso having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, • El Croacia fobal club •'s goalkeeper Baltasar Crispo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leandro Campelo. • El Croacia fobal club •'s Baltasar Crispo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save • El Croacia fobal club • from getting a goal against them. Baltasar Crispo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herberto Vilar in the 40th minute of the match. Herberto Vilar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Baltasar Crispo made a huge save. With an all-out effort, Andarilhos's Baltasar Crispo threw himself towards the right post 47 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sálvio Malta, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Sálvio Malta made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Andarilhos booed when • El Croacia fobal club • was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Lizer didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Henrique Laureano came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Andarilhos 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 Henrique Laureano couldn't finish the play. Arturo Celio charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arturo Celio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to • El Croacia fobal club • getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Arturo Celio hit a great ball. Gervásio Salgueiro's late challenge caught a • El Croacia fobal club •'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gervásio Salgueiro helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Veríssimo in the 62nd minute of play forced • El Croacia fobal club •'s goalkeeper Baltasar Crispo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Herberto Vilar scored 3-0 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Baltasar Crispo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 72nd match minute, • El Croacia fobal club • was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Celio to maneuver through the defense. Anselmo Veríssimo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Angelo Lizer kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Henrique Laureano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 77th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Baltasar Crispo. • El Croacia fobal club •'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Quinteros in the 92nd minute of play forced Andarilhos's goalkeeper Filipe Pedroso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abel Quinteros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Filipe Pedroso made a huge save. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Andarilhos had played much better football throughout.