U18 World League

Fortaleza de Progra
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Osvaldinho do Nascimento started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute Luli Amor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jardel Coelho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 5 in the game by Santo Careaga from a close distance when the talented Jardel Coelho managed to make a qualified save. Jr Familia Campos FC's players were relieved. After 12 minutes of play, Programayin's Luli Amor made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jardel Coelho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Santo Careaga hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Jardel Coelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luli Amor in the 16th minute of play. 20 minutes into the game, Programayin's Eguen Catalan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jardel Coelho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Jardel Coelho was a little too slow when Luli Amor got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 3-0. Osvaldinho do Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Walmir Moreno lost his temper 32 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The supporters of Programayin booed when Jr Familia Campos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walmir Moreno didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Michael Pimentel came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Programayin fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Michael Pimentel couldn't finish the play. Luli Amor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Jardel Coelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Oihan Onis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jardel Coelho, 4-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luli Amor stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jardel Coelho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luli Amor in the 52nd minute of the match. Luli Amor charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luli Amor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 68 minutes into the match, Luli Amor had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jardel Coelho. Jr Familia Campos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luli Amor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. The supporters of Programayin booed when Jr Familia Campos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan de Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the game, Horácio Magalhães was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jr Familia Campos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Programayin the free kick. Horácio Magalhães kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Jardel Coelho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oihan Onis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Jr Familia Campos FC's José Pedro Trevisan got a free kick in the 81st minute. Oihan Onis scored 6-0 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jardel Coelho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88th minute Luli Amor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jardel Coelho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Programayin walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.