U18 World League

São Januário.
Spectators: 8560 (Terracing: 6421, Seating: 1968, VIP seats: 171) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Silvério Pires started the match with the kick off. Gilmar Cabral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 7th minute Joel Estevon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walmir Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltazar Nascimento in the 9th minute of play forced C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's goalkeeper Gervasio Efren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Joel Estevon notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Primatas FC's Walmir Leal. Walmir Leal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvério Pires got free with Gervasio Efren in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 19th minute of the match, Silvério Pires got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gervasio Efren was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Gervasio Efren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltazar Nascimento in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute Primatas FC were awarded a corner. Gilmar Cabral went to the cornerflag to take it. Primatas FC's Gilmar Cabral was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gervasio Efren in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Walmir Leal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Estevon in the 24th minute of the match. Ceferino Balendin's late challenge caught a Primatas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ceferino Balendin helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Ceferino Balendin got a free kick in the 25th minute. Primatas FC's Walmir Leal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Estevon in the 30th minute of play. Walmir Leal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Estevon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iker Jon in the 41st minute of play forced Primatas FC's goalkeeper Walmir Leal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Iker Jon to strike the kick off in the second half. Walmir Leal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Estevon in the 56th minute of the match. Pinto Gigante made in the 59th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Norberto Cebo. If Iker Jon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Primatas FC made a substitution. Tomé Almeida replaced Gilmar Cabral. Primatas FC made a substitution. Diamantino Vale replaced Juninho Quintal. In the 62nd minute, Toninho Prestes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ceferino Balendin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 68th minute, C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Joel Estevon ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Walmir Leal. Walmir Leal yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. A collision led to C.U.E. DE COMERCIO getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Gonzalo Natal hit a great ball. Sebastián Gentiletti hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, Carlos Valderrama had to leave the field with a concussion. After 75 minutes, Toninho Prestes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Primatas FC and the C.U.E. DE COMERCIO players grew even worse after the yellow card. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO made a substitution. Natalio Iratzeder replaced Carlos Valderrama. In the 77th minute, Toninho Prestes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 80 minutes into the game, Iker Jon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Primatas FC the free kick. In the 80th minute, Iker Jon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute, Toninho Prestes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 90 minutes into the match, C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's goal looked a bit too open when Tomé Almeida came free, but Gervasio Efren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Silvério Pires in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gervasio Efren saved C.U.E. DE COMERCIO from getting behind. After 94 minutes C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arlindo Madureira who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, Primatas FC's Durval Campidelis got a free kick in the 94th minute. The Primatas FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's performance. The match ended with a win for C.U.E. DE COMERCIO.