U18 World League

Olympic Stadium Maia
Spectators: 8393 (Terracing: 6297, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 166) 4 minutes into the match, Ɍυƒυs™'s goal looked a bit too open when Eulalio Bilintx came free, but Lourenço Velasques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guido Luar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gervásio Lages in the 6th minute. Tomas Vidal charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tomas Vidal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Los Gallos's Tomas Vidal got a free kick in the 8th minute. Guido Luar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gervásio Lages, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Valentin Neron hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Danilo Ireno struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Lourenço Velasques didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Los Gallos. In the 15th minute, Eulalio Bilintx ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lourenço Velasques was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a rather tough play, Los Gallos's Primitivo Chago got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 39 minutes into the game, Renato Castro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ɍυƒυs™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Los Gallos the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ɍυƒυs™ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 38th minute. Penalty! The supporters of Los Gallos booed when Ɍυƒυs™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusébio Quintanilha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lourenço Velasques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Primitivo Chago in the 43rd minute of the match. 44 minutes into the match, Ɍυƒυs™'s goal looked a bit too open when Primitivo Chago came free, but Lourenço Velasques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ɍυƒυs™ were furious when Francisco Igrejas was red carded, 47 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Ɍυƒυs™'s Francisco Igrejas got a free kick in the 47th minute. Elpidio Raebert's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Lourenço Velasques - 0-3 was put on the score board in the 48th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eulalio Bilintx stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Guido Luar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gusmão Leiria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes into the match, Ɍυƒυs™'s goal looked a bit too open when Primitivo Chago came free, but Lourenço Velasques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Igor Urdaspal lost his temper 60 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 60th minute, one of Los Gallos:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Los Gallos. In the 69th match minute, Ɍυƒυs™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aldaír Lucena to maneuver through the defense. Elpidio Raebert's late challenge caught a Ɍυƒυs™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elpidio Raebert helped the player get up and apologised. 83 minutes into the match, Primitivo Chago notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Ɍυƒυs™'s Lourenço Velasques. Lourenço Velasques was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Éder Brites during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Los Gallos made a substitution. Ramon Corderun replaced Fernando Osoitz. In the 86th minute, Éder Brites hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Renato Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. A hard shot by Elpidio Raebert from long distance, 89 minutes into the match, got Lourenço Velasques's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Danilo Ireno charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danilo Ireno the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Los Gallos eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.