U18 World League

Jorge L.Hirschi
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ravi Ninho kicked off to start the match. 【E ➣13 De diciembre 2023's Elias Luke got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Ravi Ninho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 11 minutes, Paolo Obeko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 【E ➣13 De diciembre 2023 and the Xiboquinha FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, 【E ➣13 De diciembre 2023's Paolo Obeko got a free kick in the 12th minute. Ravi Ninho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gil Lima made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abel Herrera in the 15th minute. Matias Oskarbi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Meirelles in the 16th minute of play. Gil Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guido Carrillo in the 17th minute of play. Elias Luke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Lima having to interfere. 23 minutes into the game, Arnaldo Baiano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Xiboquinha FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 【E ➣13 De diciembre 2023 the free kick. After a rather tough play, Xiboquinha FC's Arnaldo Baiano got a free kick in the 23rd minute. The long shot by Cristian Lucado in the 24th minute really tested Gil Lima's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 25th minute André Meirelles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Oskarbi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franklin Mendes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matias Oskarbi having to interfere. Gil Lima came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by 【E ➣13 De diciembre 2023's Paolo Obeko. But to his dismay, Paolo Obeko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After a rather tough play, 【E ➣13 De diciembre 2023's Cristian Lucado got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Ravi Ninho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Matias Oskarbi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 48th minute, André Meirelles made a precise shot to the right of Matias Oskarbi. 【E ➣13 De diciembre 2023's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Guido Carrillo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 【E ➣13 De diciembre 2023's Matias Oskarbi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save 【E ➣13 De diciembre 2023 from getting a goal against them. After having played for 56 minutes, Ravi Ninho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Xiboquinha FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ravi Ninho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ravi Ninho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matias Oskarbi having to interfere. Franklin Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Tomás Quintal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Lucado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gil Lima. Xiboquinha FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Xiboquinha FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Duda Veiga hit a great ball. 【E ➣13 De diciembre 2023's Elias Luke got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 83rd minute, Honorio Cai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Paolo Obeko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gil Lima was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. 【E ➣13 De diciembre 2023's Matias Oskarbi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Meirelles in the 95th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Xiboquinha FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for 【E ➣13 De diciembre 2023.