U18 World League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vladimiro Eguerdi started the match with the kick off. Isidro Adrio kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. La Zabaleta's Feliberto Bittor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Perivaldo Dias in the 7th minute of play. Feliberto Bittor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Perivaldo Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Perivaldo Dias in the 15th minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Feliberto Bittor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Feliberto Bittor came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Minotauro's Perivaldo Dias. But to his dismay, Perivaldo Dias quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Feliberto Bittor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Perivaldo Dias in the 22nd minute of the match. Feliberto Bittor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felippe Donatello in the 23rd minute of play. Aureliano Franco kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Minotauro's Léo Cardozo tried to score from far away in the 26th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Carlos Augusto Lopez kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Feliberto Bittor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Perivaldo Dias, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 44 minutes into the game, Minotauro's Perivaldo Dias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Feliberto Bittor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After some careless play in the La Zabaleta defense, Perivaldo Dias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Feliberto Bittor. The La Zabaleta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Feliberto Bittor should have stopped the shot. Minotauro made a substitution. Aloísio Mesquita replaced Fábio Vides. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

With an all-out effort, Minotauro's Feliberto Bittor threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Perivaldo Dias, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. La Zabaleta's Feliberto Bittor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save La Zabaleta from getting a goal against them. Severino Guerra recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. La Zabaleta's Feliberto Bittor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save La Zabaleta from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Perivaldo Dias took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Feliberto Bittor to make any attempt to save it. In the 69th match minute, Minotauro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Senna to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Isidro Adrio during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 76th minute Perivaldo Dias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliberto Bittor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felippe Donatello in the 77thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Feliberto Bittor, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Edgard Marques hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Feliberto Bittor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Perivaldo Dias in the 83rd minute of play. Vladimiro Eguerdi charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vladimiro Eguerdi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 87 played minutes Minotauro got a freekick which was hit by Kiko Proença. After some careless play in the La Zabaleta defense, Léo Cardozo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Feliberto Bittor. The La Zabaleta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Feliberto Bittor should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Perivaldo Dias in the 93rd minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Feliberto Bittor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th match minute, La Zabaleta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimiro Eguerdi to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Minotauro could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than La Zabaleta throughout the match.