U18 World League

Relvado Arena
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Genaro Darien started the match with the kick off. 14 minutes into the match, Genaro Darien notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Facopo FBPA's Cido Cavalcante. Cido Cavalcante was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 16 minutes into the match, Marcelo Souza dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ubaldo Seme, 1-1. Mateo Pession kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Marcelo Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ubaldo Seme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, La Vuelta del Malon's Ubaldo Seme got control of the ball when Augusto Alcântara tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ubaldo Seme made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Augusto Alcântara sent off a good shot on target. After 42 minutes, Mateo Pession mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Vuelta del Malon and the Facopo FBPA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Reginaldo Linhares's late challenge caught a La Vuelta del Malon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Reginaldo Linhares helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of La Vuelta del Malon booed when Facopo FBPA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reginaldo Linhares didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marcelo Souza made a kick off. Augusto Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Ubaldo Seme tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 54 minutes, Bernabe Oihan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Vuelta del Malon and the Facopo FBPA players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Facopo FBPA booed when La Vuelta del Malon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernabe Oihan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Facopo FBPA's Cido Cavalcante proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Facopo FBPA from getting a goal against them. Ubaldo Seme came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Facopo FBPA's Augusto Alcântara. But to his dismay, Augusto Alcântara quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. When Augusto Alcântara fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Facopo FBPA's protests and gave Augusto Alcântara a yellow card for diving instead. After 76 played minutes Facopo FBPA got a freekick which was hit by Augusto Alcântara. Desiderio Eliu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Cido Cavalcante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cipriano Ibañez got free with Cido Cavalcante in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 96 minutes into the match, Cipriano Ibañez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cido Cavalcante. Facopo FBPA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cipriano Ibañez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. La Vuelta del Malon's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Facopo FBPA had won, even though La Vuelta del Malon had held more of the ball.