U18 World League

Estádio Felicidade
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, 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. Wilian Abraão started the match with the kick off. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Leandro Gaur sped through Felizberto EC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of José Maria Ortiz. After 14 minutes, Leandro Gaur made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Felizberto EC's José Maria Ortiz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. José Maria Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baltasar Mikeldi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Maria Ortiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baltasar Mikeldi, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 20th minute, Ruperto Tino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. José Maria Ortiz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. In the 23rd minute Leandro Gaur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria Ortiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Los Muñes de Don Cuco's Leandro Gaur in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Felizberto EC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 32ndth minute of the game Baltasar Mikeldi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Felizberto EC's José Maria Ortiz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Raphael Meira kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 40th match minute, Los Muñes de Don Cuco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Gaur to maneuver through the defense. Marco Mattos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 46 minutes into the match, Leandro Gaur notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Felizberto EC's José Maria Ortiz. José Maria Ortiz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leandro Gaur stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Felizberto EC's zone, Leandro Gaur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Maria Ortiz came out of the goal and Leandro Gaur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 53rd minute, Braulio Beti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute, Los Muñes de Don Cuco's Leandro Gaur ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind José Maria Ortiz. José Maria Ortiz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. Los Muñes de Don Cuco's Leandro Gaur was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 66th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. When Braulio Beti fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Muñes de Don Cuco's protests and gave Braulio Beti a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd match minute, Los Muñes de Don Cuco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Braulio Beti to maneuver through the defense. Leandro Gaur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Los Muñes de Don Cuco's Leandro Gaur slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of José Maria Ortiz. That made the score 0-9 after 79 minutes of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Los Muñes de Don Cuco walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.