U18 World League

Allianz Zuera Parque
Spectators: 8011 (Terracing: 6010, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Albino Argider started the match with the kick off. Santo Everton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustino Gaztea in the 4th minute of the match. Décio Miranda struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Hernan Eleazar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zuera Never End MZC. An unexpected shot in the 11th minute by Décio Miranda got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 11 minutes into the match, Despidida AFC's goalkeeper Hernan Eleazar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jailson de Amaral. After 14 played minutes Despidida AFC got a freekick which was hit by Armando Ubarna. 19 minutes into the game, one of Despidida AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 21st minute, the referee gave Zuera Never End MZC a penalty. Edinho Dracena looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Hernan Eleazar. Edinho Dracena recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 29th minute Charles Ramalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernan Eleazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hernan Eleazar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Prestes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zuera Never End MZC's Santo Everton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ati Cabezudo in the 37th minute of play. After some careless play in the Despidida AFC defense, Jailson de Amaral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hernan Eleazar. The Despidida AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hernan Eleazar should have stopped the shot. Hernan Eleazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jailson de Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Ati Cabezudo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santo Everton having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

53 minutes into the match, Oscar Prestes notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Despidida AFC's Hernan Eleazar. Hernan Eleazar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 57 minutes, Armando Ubarna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Despidida AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armando Ubarna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jailson de Amaral hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Despidida AFC's zone, Jailson de Amaral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hernan Eleazar came out of the goal and Jailson de Amaral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zuera Never End MZC's Décio Miranda got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 81st match minute, Despidida AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albino Argider to maneuver through the defense. Despidida AFC's Hernan Eleazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jailson de Amaral in the 84th minute of play. After 85 played minutes Zuera Never End MZC got a freekick which was hit by Oscar Prestes. Santo Everton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albino Argider, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute, Décio Miranda got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Zuera Never End MZC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.