U18 World League

Caixa de Papelão
Spectators: 7963 (Terracing: 5974, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hugo Rocha started the match with the kick off. Cerilo Valben hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Percival de Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Loaisa in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Dinei Carioca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Percival de Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josu Mendibuey, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 20 minutes into the game, one of Golden Dragón F.C:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 21 minutes into the match, Gilberto Ceresso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Basilio Colomes. Golden Dragón F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilberto Ceresso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Basilio Colomes made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Hugo Rocha sent off a good shot on target. Basilio Colomes came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Miau Stars's Hugo Rocha. But to his dismay, Hugo Rocha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Basilio Colomes was out of position in the 28 minute of play, and Dinei Carioca capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dinei Carioca really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Xurxo Lardero's late challenge caught a Miau Stars's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xurxo Lardero helped the player get up and apologised. In the 33rd match minute, Golden Dragón F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xurxo Lardero to maneuver through the defense. Golden Dragón F.C's Basilio Colomes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dinei Carioca in the 34th minute of play. With a little luck, Golden Dragón F.C's Basilio Colomes got control of the ball when Filipe Figueiredo tried to sneak it across the goal line.

In the 50th minute, Miau Stars's Anderson Sena seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Anderson Sena the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Miau Stars protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Anderson Sena had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Anderson Sena hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Percival de Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josu Mendibuey in the 55th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Severino Borniquell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Golden Dragón F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Severino Borniquell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Percival de Queirós breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Basilio Colomes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maurinho da Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Akira Beatrix kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Golden Dragón F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Rocha came free, but Basilio Colomes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th match minute, Miau Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akira Beatrix to maneuver through the defense. After 71 played minutes Miau Stars got a freekick which was hit by Maurinho da Silva. Maurinho da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Basilio Colomes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Josu Mendibuey hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Golden Dragón F.C's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Miau Stars had won, even though Golden Dragón F.C had held more of the ball.