U18 World League

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 5754, Seating: 1764, 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. José Vítor de Azevedo succeeded in the game's 3rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Conrado Linares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pastor Osoitz's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Conrado Linares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pastor Osoitz's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Enzo Udalaitz hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Luisão Sabóia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Abelardo Videl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manfredo Guedes hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. 28 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 Cristian Goyo. The supporters of Ibirama Futebol Clube booed when ACF Fiorentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ezequiel Ricart didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manfredo Guedes in the 37th minute of play forced ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Abelardo Videl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ACF Fiorentina booed when Ibirama Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frederico de Moraes didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pastor Osoitz made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristian Goyo in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Conrado Linares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 61 minutes into the game, Angelino Eudoxio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ACF Fiorentina's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ibirama Futebol Clube the free kick. The supporters of Ibirama Futebol Clube booed when ACF Fiorentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelino Eudoxio didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Raul Mergildo fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ACF Fiorentina's protests and gave Raul Mergildo a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ACF Fiorentina's Raul Mergildo got a free kick in the 65th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Ibirama Futebol Clube's Laerte Arruda tried to score from far away in the 66th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Abelardo Videl was a little too slow when Luisão Sabóia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Vítor de Azevedo in the 76th minute of play forced ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Abelardo Videl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abelardo Videl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Vítor de Azevedo in the 83rd minute of play. When Manfredo Guedes fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ibirama Futebol Clube's protests and gave Manfredo Guedes a yellow card for diving instead. In the 83rd match minute, Ibirama Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manfredo Guedes to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute Pastor Osoitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Conrado Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abelardo Videl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisão Sabóia in the 89th minute of play. Abelardo Videl 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. After a rather tough play, ACF Fiorentina's Ariel Chale got a free kick in the 94th minute. In the 95th minute of the match Laerte Arruda shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abelardo Videl showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ibirama Futebol Clube's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.