U18 World League

La Xibombonera
Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 5754, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) Mario Peio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience thought a goal was coming when Franklin Mendes got free with Enzo Avellaneda in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 4 minutes into the match, Xiboquinha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ladislao Cesario came free, but Gil Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomás Quintal hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 6th match minute, Boedo Crows was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ladislao Cesario to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Xiboquinha FC's André Meirelles slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Enzo Avellaneda. That made the score 1-0 after 12 minutes of play. In the 15th minute, Mario Peio 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. Boedo Crows's Enzo Avellaneda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ravi Ninho in the 23rd minute of play. Eliseo Perez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Lima having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Ravi Ninho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th minute of the match Leon Baraquiel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gil Lima showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. David Guedes hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Gil Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Perez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ravi Ninho to make the kick off. Gil Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Perez in the 62nd minute of the match. Enzo Avellaneda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ravi Ninho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute, Carlos Milio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that André Meirelles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Enzo Avellaneda was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Santiago Martino's late challenge caught a Xiboquinha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Santiago Martino helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th minute, Santiago Martino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 68 played minutes Xiboquinha FC got a freekick which was hit by Ravi Ninho. 71 minutes into the match, Boedo Crows's goal looked a bit too open when Tomás Quintal came free, but Enzo Avellaneda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enzo Avellaneda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Meirelles in the 75th minute of the match. Mario Peio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Lima having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Ravi Ninho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xiboquinha FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ravi Ninho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enzo Avellaneda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 88th minute, Mario Peio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gil Lima. The goal made the score 1-2. In the 91st minute, Franklin Mendes made a precise shot to the right of Enzo Avellaneda. Boedo Crows's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.