U18 World League

Eighty-Three
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Diguinho Mineiro started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Stone City's goal looked a bit too open when Víktor Cavalcante came free, but Baldomero Arias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stone City's Baldomero Arias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Stone City from getting a goal against them. If Aldo Unax had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Natanael Zanette hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Epifanio Ciano kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Baldomero Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Víktor Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. A collision led to Stone City getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. David Felo hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Víktor Cavalcante in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Baldomero Arias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. GeRaÇãO-83 were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Stone City's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Leandro Costa took the corner. Tales Valladares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Felo, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. 29 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's goal looked a bit too open when Jeronimo Teofilio came free, but Tales Valladares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baldomero Arias was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Claudinei França capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Claudinei França really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 39 minutes into the game, Joaquim Veloso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GeRaÇãO-83's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stone City the free kick. After 40 played minutes, Stone City's Epifanio Ciano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tales Valladares came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Stone City reached it. The supporters of Stone City booed when GeRaÇãO-83 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yan Salles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stone City's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Víktor Cavalcante 46 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jeronimo Teofilio to make the kick off. A collision led to Stone City getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Kami Le hit a great ball. 55 minutes into the game, Víktor Cavalcante cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Baldomero Arias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. GeRaÇãO-83's Víktor Cavalcante got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Epifanio Ciano hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Baldomero Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Víktor Cavalcante in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diguinho Mineiro in the 68th minute of play forced Stone City's goalkeeper Baldomero Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Stone City getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Kami Le hit a great ball. Baldomero Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Víktor Cavalcante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Stone City booed when GeRaÇãO-83 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudinei França didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 82 played minutes GeRaÇãO-83 got a freekick which was hit by Yan Salles. David Felo kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Baldomero Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Víktor Cavalcante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kami Le got free with Tales Valladares in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tales Valladares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kami Le, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Apolo Precioso kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Baldomero Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinei França in the 94th minute of play. Stone City's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.