U18 World League

Caipiriñha
Spectators: 8439 (Terracing: 6330, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Pacho Rino was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Esteban Aleson in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Esteban Aleson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Valletta, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Alfonso Cauli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Arratia in the 7th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Vanadio F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Valletta came free, but Esteban Aleson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfonso Cauli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benjamin Lemos went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ defense, Benjamin Lemos 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. Michael Curiel charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michael Curiel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Vanadio F.C. getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Asteri Reganado hit a great ball. After 32 played minutes, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Pacho Rino shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Esteban Aleson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ reached it. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Alfonso Cauli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Arratia in the 34th minute of play. The supporters of Vanadio F.C. booed when ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eraldo Marrone didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pacho Rino's late challenge caught a Vanadio F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pacho Rino helped the player get up and apologised. After 41 played minutes ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ got a freekick which was hit by Pacho Rino. In the 45th minute Dave Di Lullo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Aleson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jakob Pernambucano was the one to do the kick off. Esteban Aleson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eraldo Marrone, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. 50 minutes into the match, Eraldo Marrone had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Esteban Aleson. Vanadio F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eraldo Marrone was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. A collision led to Vanadio F.C. getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Michael Curiel hit a great ball. If Dave Di Lullo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabrizio De Lorenzi kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Vanadio F.C.'s Feo Lluberas got a free kick in the 66th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Vanadio F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Fabiano Gargano came free, but Esteban Aleson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Alfonso Cauli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ from getting a goal against them. Esteban Aleson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dave Di Lullo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ booed when Vanadio F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mirco Vucevic didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 80 minutes of play, Vanadio F.C.'s Jakob Pernambucano made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfonso Cauli was left in no man's land by his defense there! 89 minutes into the game, Fabiano Gargano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vanadio F.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Kenji Takahara got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After 93 played minutes Vanadio F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Lemos. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Vanadio F.C. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.