U18 World League

Fabian C. Peruchena
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Juvenal de Moraes took the kick off in the first half of the match. When José Augusto Toledo fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bergamim F.C.'s protests and gave José Augusto Toledo a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Bergamim F.C.'s José Augusto Toledo got a free kick in the 5th minute. José Augusto Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vicente Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nemesio Sidro in the 12th minute of the match. Cássio Neiva kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Q. T. I.'s Casimiro Venerando couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 13th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Bergamim F.C.. Victorino Balesio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Augusto Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Juvenal de Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute Jaime Menendo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bergamim F.C.'s Vicente Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Menendo in the 28th minute of play. Victorino Balesio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juvenal de Moraes in the 35th minute of play. German Veto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 38thth minute tested the skills of Vicente Azevedo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Vicente Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Menendo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Davi Tasso fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bergamim F.C.'s protests and gave Davi Tasso a yellow card for diving instead. After 46 played minutes Bergamim F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Davi Tasso. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jaime Menendo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vicente Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casimiro Venerando in the 53rd minute of the match. Vicente Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from German Veto in the 55th minute of play. Victorino Balesio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juvenal de Moraes in the 57th minute of play. Juvenal de Moraes's late challenge caught a Q. T. I.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juvenal de Moraes helped the player get up and apologised. In the 60th minute Jaime Menendo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vicente Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Berart in the 65th minute of the match. Vicente Azevedo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from German Veto went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 80 minutes into the match, Casimiro Venerando had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vicente Azevedo. Bergamim F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Casimiro Venerando was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 86 minutes into the game, Q. T. I.'s German Veto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vicente Azevedo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Bergamim F.C.'s Vicente Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Casimiro Venerando in the 91st minute of play. Vicente Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from German Veto in the 92nd minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, Bergamim F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Astor Berart came free, but Vicente Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Q. T. I. players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.