U18 World League

Lionel Messi
Spectators: 8026 (Terracing: 6021, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dadá Torres took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th match minute, ARedonditos de Ricota CFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestor Sol to maneuver through the defense. Fulgencio Francho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Bittencourt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dadá Torres in the 17th minute of play forced ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goalkeeper Fulgencio Francho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adolf Fratev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Claudinho Moura made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Adolf Fratev sent off a good shot on target. Fulgencio Francho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Bittencourt, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Adolf Fratev dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Claudinho Moura, 2-0. After 27 minutes, Adolf Fratev made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. AS Pikachuzim's Claudinho Moura tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Dadá Torres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind AS Pikachuzim's goalkeeper Claudinho Moura, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 33rd minute of the match ARedonditos de Ricota CFK got a corner. AS Pikachuzim's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bernardo Frichoso ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of AS Pikachuzim's goalie and right to Saul Goodman. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. AS Pikachuzim's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. When the match clock showed 37 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Adolf Fratev sped through AS Pikachuzim's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Claudinho Moura. Fulgencio Francho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dadá Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Saul Goodman hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Epifanio Rayman to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, AS Pikachuzim's Victor da Fonseca got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goalkeeper Fulgencio Francho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 58thth minute of the game Cristian Bittencourt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Fulgencio Francho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 58 minutes, Cristian Bittencourt made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Fulgencio Francho tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Epifanio Rayman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK made a substitution. Angel Cordarrell replaced Saul Goodman. Cristian Bittencourt took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fulgencio Francho. Fulgencio Francho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. Adolf Fratev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Claudinho Moura read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. A collision led to ARedonditos de Ricota CFK getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Adolf Fratev hit a great ball. Fulgencio Francho was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Cristian Bittencourt capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristian Bittencourt really showed his touch with that goal: 4-3. Gil Vale's late challenge caught a ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gil Vale helped the player get up and apologised. After 86 played minutes AS Pikachuzim got a freekick which was hit by Gil Vale. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of AS Pikachuzim for a fine match.