U18 World League

Springfield Stadium
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luisão Sabóia started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Alvoha FC's Geronimo Maule got a free kick in the 8th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Ibirama Futebol Clube's Frederico de Moraes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Albino Indar. That made the score 1-0 after 17 minutes of play. In the 21st minute, Leonides Gorka left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alvoha FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a rather tough play, Alvoha FC's Robustiano Cordairo got a free kick in the 24th minute. Albino Indar was a little too slow when José Vítor de Azevedo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Iruinea in the 30th minute of play forced Ibirama Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Conrado Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Alvoha FC's goalkeeper Albino Indar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luisão Sabóia. The Alvoha FC fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Alvoha FC's Leonides Gorka looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Leonides Gorka sped through Ibirama Futebol Clube's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Conrado Linares. Albino Indar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Vítor de Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

52 minutes into the match, Ibirama Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Conrado Linares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonides Gorka. José Vítor de Azevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd minute of the match Robustiano Cordairo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Conrado Linares skillfully saved the ball. Albino Indar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Vítor de Azevedo in the 63rd minute of the match. Rolando Socorro hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Albino Indar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luisão Sabóia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Ibirama Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Laerte Arruda hit a great ball. Robustiano Cordairo struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Conrado Linares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alvoha FC. Leonides Gorka could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Conrado Linares made a huge save. Leonides Gorka could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Conrado Linares made a huge save. 80 minutes into the match, José Vítor de Azevedo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Albino Indar. Alvoha FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Vítor de Azevedo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. Leonides Gorka who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 84thth minute tested the skills of Conrado Linares when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Conrado Linares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonides Gorka's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. In the 88th minute Luisão Sabóia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albino Indar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albino Indar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frederico de Moraes in the 90th minute of play. Albino Indar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisão Sabóia in the 91st minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Alvoha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luisão Sabóia came free, but Albino Indar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvoha FC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Ibirama Futebol Clube's much stronger midfield.