U18 World League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Geronimo Ignazio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 played minutes La Tribuna Tambien Juega got a freekick which was hit by Hilario Gaxan. Edson Tavares recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Geronimo Ignazio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilmar de Mendonça was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Geronimo Ignazio scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gilmar de Mendonça, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 25 minutes into the match, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalkeeper Ignacio Primeiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edvaldo Barbosa. Gilmar de Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geronimo Ignazio, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 27th match minute, La Tribuna Tambien Juega was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicasio Flor to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Geronimo Ignazio put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Gilmar de Mendonça. After 38 minutes, Geronimo Ignazio made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Botafogo AP's Gilmar de Mendonça tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Geronimo Ignazio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gilmar de Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geronimo Ignazio in the 45th minute of play. In the 48th minute Geronimo Ignazio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilmar de Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The wind increased when Caco Matos made the kick off in the second half. Gilmar de Mendonça stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Geronimo Ignazio's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. After a rather tough play, Botafogo AP's Guto Paraense got a free kick in the 54th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Botafogo AP's goalkeeper Gilmar de Mendonça had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geronimo Ignazio. Guto Paraense kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Abelardo Abeijon charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abelardo Abeijon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to La Tribuna Tambien Juega getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Abelardo Abeijon hit a great ball. Botafogo AP made a substitution. Lino Trancoso replaced Ronaldinho Félix. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Maximiliano Daunte was substituted for Gerardo Garci. In the 69th match minute, La Tribuna Tambien Juega was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abelardo Abeijon to maneuver through the defense. Edvaldo Barbosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ignacio Primeiro having to interfere. Caco Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Geronimo Ignazio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Geronimo Ignazio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Geronimo Ignazio came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the La Tribuna Tambien Juega 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 Geronimo Ignazio couldn't finish the play. In the 95th match minute, La Tribuna Tambien Juega was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hilario Gaxan to maneuver through the defense. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.