U18 World League

Lagoa Azul
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Haimar Fuentes took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Lluc Rossello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alatz March showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matheus Fernandez in the 4th minute of the match. Alexsandro Ribeiro didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Downchester City's Haimar Fuentes shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 11th minute, Carlo Domingo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fala Sério FC's goalkeeper Alexsandro Ribeiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 17th minute, Carlo Domingo made a precise shot to the right of Alexsandro Ribeiro. Fala Sério FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Alatz March took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Meireles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alatz March was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Carlos Augusto Velasco. In the 33rd minute Haimar Fuentes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexsandro Ribeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Downchester City getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Pepito Sacristán hit a great ball. Carlo Domingo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Alexsandro Ribeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Haimar Fuentes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Haimar Fuentes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexsandro Ribeiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlo Domingo's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Haimar Fuentes in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexsandro Ribeiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Fala Sério FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Downchester City were winning 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Matheus Fernandez to strike the kick off in the second half. Mauro Meireles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alatz March having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Mauro Meireles put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Alatz March. Downchester City's Alatz March played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matheus Fernandez in the 56th minute of play. After 58 minutes of play, Downchester City's Haimar Fuentes made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexsandro Ribeiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Haimar Fuentes came free with the goalkeeper in the 61st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alexsandro Ribeiro could save by the left post. When Lluc Rossello fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Downchester City's protests and gave Lluc Rossello a yellow card for diving instead. Lluc Rossello hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute Matheus Fernandez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alatz March saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 67 played minutes Downchester City got a freekick which was hit by Pepito Sacristán. After 72 played minutes Downchester City got a freekick which was hit by Pepito Sacristán. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlo Domingo got free with Alexsandro Ribeiro in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlo Domingo in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexsandro Ribeiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Carlos Augusto Velasco charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Augusto Velasco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Carlos Augusto Velasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Mauro Meireles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alatz March was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Alexsandro Ribeiro made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Carlo Domingo sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Fala Sério FC's Carlos Augusto Velasco got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Alatz March showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matheus Fernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Carlo Domingo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Alexsandro Ribeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Afonso Pitta hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlo Domingo in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexsandro Ribeiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alexsandro Ribeiro was a little too slow when Carlo Domingo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 1-6. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Downchester City eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.