U18 World League

Juventus Stadium
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Igor Ramond got the match started through his kick off. Gilmar de Mendonça stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Igor Ramond's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edvaldo Barbosa during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Juventus Argentina FC's attack was well implemented in the 12th minute, but when Igor Ramond was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. In the 16th minute, Bernardo Ariando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Botafogo AP getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Guto Paraense hit a great ball. If Caco Matos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cristo Inge didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Caco Matos went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Igor Ramond who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 34thth minute tested the skills of Gilmar de Mendonça when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Bonifacio Ixona might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gilmar de Mendonça. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bonifacio Ixona ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 39th minute, Armandinho Vander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Caco Matos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Juventus Argentina FC's Igor Ramond got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Caco Matos got free with Cristo Inge in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Juventus Argentina FC's Celedonio Orlanda got a free kick in the 58th minute. After having played for 59 minutes, Caco Matos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Botafogo AP's supporters crossed their fingers, but Caco Matos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Botafogo AP made a substitution. Júlio Santana replaced Maicon Veiga. Botafogo AP made a substitution. Lino Trancoso replaced Ronaldinho Félix. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ademir da Costa during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Botafogo AP getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Ademir da Costa hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Botafogo AP's Ademir da Costa got a free kick in the 80th minute. Gilmar de Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Ramond in the 81st minute of the match. Juventus Argentina FC's Atilano Monico got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 96th minute, Igor Ramond ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gilmar de Mendonça was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Botafogo AP players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Juventus Argentina FC.