U18 World League

Mineirão
Spectators: 7810 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) After a rather tough play, U. de Tarapacá's Carlos Gustavo Lantaño got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Pedro Tomás Berau blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vinícius Macedo having to make a save. 7 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Norberto Juarez came free, but Vinícius Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U. de Tarapacá's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Remi Baros in the 8th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vicente Chaves during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of U. de Tarapacá booed when Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Chaves didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 9 minutes, Remi Baros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U. de Tarapacá's supporters crossed their fingers, but Remi Baros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. U. de Tarapacá's Pedro Tomás Berau got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vinícius Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Tomás Berau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The U. de Tarapacá fans' excitement grew in the 15th match minute when U. de Tarapacá's Blanco Paris looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Blanco Paris's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vinícius Macedo was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. U. de Tarapacá's Mariano Talledo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save U. de Tarapacá from getting a goal against them. In the 31st minute, Chico de Brito made a precise shot to the right of Mariano Talledo. U. de Tarapacá's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The supporters of U. de Tarapacá booed when Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardinho Palmeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chico de Brito in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mariano Talledo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mariano Talledo made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Chico de Brito sent off a good shot on target. Bartolomé Romero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Renatinho Linhares was substituted for Chico de Brito. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Ian Abreu was substituted for Vicente Chaves. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Norberto Juarez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Vinícius Macedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bartolomé Romero during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mariano Talledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ian Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ian Abreu came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Cruzeiro Esporte 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 Ian Abreu couldn't finish the play. U. de Tarapacá's Mariano Talledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renatinho Linhares in the 67th minute of play. If Pedro Tomás Berau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vinícius Macedo made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Pedro Tomás Berau sent off a good shot on target. In the 76th minute, Ian Abreu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cruzeiro Esporte Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Mariano Talledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusébio Magalhães, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After 83 minutes U. de Tarapacá's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eusébio Magalhães who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Fernandão de Amaral got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mariano Talledo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rodrigo Astudillo during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube booed when U. de Tarapacá was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodrigo Astudillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The U. de Tarapacá players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Cruzeiro Esporte Clube from taking control. The game ends in a draw.