U18 World League

Caipiriñha
Spectators: 8464 (Terracing: 6349, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nando Lima started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Di Martino to maneuver through the defense. Matai Tsipas succeeded in the game's 6th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aírton de Amaral in the 14th minute of play forced ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goalkeeper Alfonso Cauli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo José Rodrigues showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eraldo Marrone in the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the game, José Paulo Corrêa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Queluzito's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ the free kick. José Paulo Corrêa hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. When Eraldo Marrone fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's protests and gave Eraldo Marrone a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Eraldo Marrone hit a great ball. In the 24th minute, Percy Cabral ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfonso Cauli was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After some careless play in the ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ defense, Percy Cabral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfonso Cauli. The ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfonso Cauli should have stopped the shot. Paulo José Rodrigues made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eraldo Marrone in the 30th minute. After some careless play in the ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ defense, Aírton de Amaral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfonso Cauli. The ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfonso Cauli should have stopped the shot. Damiano Baratta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo José Rodrigues having to interfere. In the 44th minute of the match, Aldo Croce tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Paulo José Rodrigues saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a little luck, Queluzito's Paulo José Rodrigues got control of the ball when Eraldo Marrone tried to sneak it across the goal line.

ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Augusto Valletta was substituted for Aldo Croce. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Augusto Valletta to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eraldo Marrone in the 54th minute of play forced Queluzito's goalkeeper Paulo José Rodrigues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo José Rodrigues showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Valletta in the 56th minute of the match. The supporters of Queluzito booed when ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franco Borel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Percy Cabral managed to get in a good position for a shot. Queluzito's supporters rose to their feet, but Percy Cabral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfonso Cauli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Queluzito's Paulo José Rodrigues played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matai Tsipas in the 66th minute of play. The supporters of ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ booed when Queluzito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomé Cerezo didn't get a good kick on the ball. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Dave Di Lullo was substituted for Damiano Sciarra. Tomé Cerezo kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Paulo José Rodrigues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Valletta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo José Rodrigues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damiano Baratta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute Augusto Valletta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo José Rodrigues saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matai Tsipas in the 79th minute of play forced Queluzito's goalkeeper Paulo José Rodrigues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the game, Matai Tsipas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Paulo José Rodrigues was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 86 played minutes ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ got a freekick which was hit by Eraldo Marrone. Alfonso Cauli made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Aírton de Amaral sent off a good shot on target. 91 minutes into the match, Queluzito's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Capaldo came free, but Paulo José Rodrigues reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jano Mineiro hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The Queluzito players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.