U18 World League

REACÃO
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luís Fernando Melo started the match with the kick off. Tomás Seme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reac Futebol Clube's Hortêncio Madureira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Cordarin in the 6th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Reac Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Cordarin came free, but Hortêncio Madureira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Expresso Ranelagh booed when Reac Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodrigo Pirani didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 17 minutes of play, Expresso Ranelagh's Bruno Cordarin made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hortêncio Madureira was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cirilo Fraco in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hortêncio Madureira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Expresso Ranelagh booed when Reac Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cido Tavares didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Reac Futebol Clube's zone, Cirilo Fraco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hortêncio Madureira came out of the goal and Cirilo Fraco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Bruno Cordarin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hortêncio Madureira was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. In the 35th minute, Gabriel Eutor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes into the match, Tomás Seme notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Reac Futebol Clube's Hortêncio Madureira. Hortêncio Madureira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cirilo Fraco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Hortêncio Madureira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cirilo Fraco made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bruno Cordarin got free with Hortêncio Madureira in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Reac Futebol Clube's Cido Tavares suffered a sore knee after 63 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 63 minutes into the game, Leandro Burni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Expresso Ranelagh's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Reac Futebol Clube the free kick. Reac Futebol Clube made a substitution. Baltazar de Salles replaced Cido Tavares. In the 65th minute, Leandro Burni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute Gabriel Eutor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hortêncio Madureira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Gustavo de Souza hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Hortêncio Madureira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cirilo Fraco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Expresso Ranelagh's Bruno Cordarin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hortêncio Madureira. That made the score 0-3 after 80 minutes of play. Hortêncio Madureira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cirilo Fraco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hortêncio Madureira was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cirilo Fraco showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 94 minute of play.