U18 World League

João Marcatto
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Benigno Vermudo made the kick off and thus started the match. A hard shot 3 in the game by Reynaldo do Nascimento from a close distance when the talented Melquiades Manex managed to make a qualified save. Santa Maradona's players were relieved. Rodrigo Soler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Paulo Pittas short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Melquiades Manex to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With his leg Melquiades Manex managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's José Paulo Pitta fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Santa Maradona getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Remigio Abancens hit a great ball. Melquiades Manex showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gino da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Santa Maradona's Melquiades Manex proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Santa Maradona from getting a goal against them. José Paulo Pitta in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Melquiades Manex, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. José Paulo Pitta's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute, Melquiades Manex skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. José Paulo Pitta scored 1-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Melquiades Manex, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by José Paulo Pitta in the 52nd minute of play forced Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Melquiades Manex to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Melquiades Manex didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's José Paulo Pitta shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 62nd minute José Paulo Pitta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melquiades Manex saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, José Paulo Pitta put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Melquiades Manex. In the 67th minute, Florentino Dominix hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd match minute, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charles Moraes to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that José Paulo Pitta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melquiades Manex was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that José Paulo Pitta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melquiades Manex was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. In the 81st minute José Paulo Pitta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melquiades Manex saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute José Paulo Pitta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melquiades Manex saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Melquiades Manex made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paulo Pitta in the 88th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Santa Maradona's goal looked a bit too open when Reynaldo do Nascimento came free, but Melquiades Manex reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Pedro Luís Dracena got control of the ball when Rodrigo Soler tried to sneak it across the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Santa Maradona's goal looked a bit too open when José Paulo Pitta came free, but Melquiades Manex reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santa Maradona's Melquiades Manex played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Paulo Pitta in the 96th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Santa Maradona players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for G.E. Juventus FSCMZ.