U18 World League

Estádio Azteca
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Edmílson Prestes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Isidro Savion 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. Lázaro Cisco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Almir do Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After 11 minutes of play, Sirius Dog's Feliciano Darien made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dida Paredes was left in no man's land by his defense there! 19 minutes into the match, Feliciano Darien had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dida Paredes. México Eterno MZC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Feliciano Darien was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Sirius Dog's Lázaro Cisco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlitos Tevez in the 24th minute of play. After 25 played minutes México Eterno MZC got a freekick which was hit by Amadeu Veloso. 28 minutes into the match, México Eterno MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Zacarias Jakobe came free, but Dida Paredes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Feliciano Darien had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dida Paredes. México Eterno MZC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Feliciano Darien was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 32 minutes, Amadeu Veloso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the México Eterno MZC and the Sirius Dog players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to México Eterno MZC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Amadeu Veloso hit a great ball. If Cornelio Txatxu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 38th minute of the match, Carlitos Tevez tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lázaro Cisco saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Lázaro Cisco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlitos Tevez in the 55th minute of play. Lázaro Cisco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlitos Tevez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, Sirius Dog's goal looked a bit too open when Carlitos Tevez came free, but Lázaro Cisco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Isidro Savion had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sirius Dog's Lázaro Cisco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmílson Prestes in the 66th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Ruperto Matthew had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dida Paredes. México Eterno MZC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ruperto Matthew was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. 72 minutes into the match, Sirius Dog's goal looked a bit too open when Carlitos Tevez came free, but Lázaro Cisco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 76 minutes, Carlitos Tevez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the México Eterno MZC and the Sirius Dog players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dida Paredes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Feliciano Darien in the 77th minute. After 86 played minutes Sirius Dog got a freekick which was hit by Feliciano Darien. Lázaro Cisco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmílson Prestes in the 87th minute of play. The Sirius Dog supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sirius Dog would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.