U18 World League

Arena Tabajara
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edu de Queiroz started the match with the kick off. Edu de Queiroz didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-0 via right post in the game's 6th minute. Tabajara Londrina LBFC's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! In the 11th minute, Osvaldinho Massa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 12 played minutes RomoLerouX UniteD UXX got a freekick which was hit by Candelario Corte. Pepito Nobal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gernando Braga in the 27th minute of play forced RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's goalkeeper Aragón Gili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Durvalino Paes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tabajara Londrina LBFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Castro Mas charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Castro Mas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Tabajara Londrina LBFC booed when RomoLerouX UniteD UXX was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Castro Mas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute of the match Tabajara Londrina LBFC got a corner. RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Orlando Mineiro ran over to the corner to take the kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Pepito Nobal made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Roldan Ybarra managed to get in a good position for a shot. RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's supporters rose to their feet, but Roldan Ybarra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Renato Pirani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pepito Nobal's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Renato Pirani firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Candelario Corte in the 57th minute of play forced Tabajara Londrina LBFC's goalkeeper Renato Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58thth minute of the game Pepito Nobal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tabajara Londrina LBFC's Renato Pirani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's Aragón Gili played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edu de Queiroz in the 60th minute of play. Aragón Gili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edu de Queiroz in the 62nd minute of the match. After 65 played minutes Tabajara Londrina LBFC got a freekick which was hit by Silvério Vasconcelos. RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's Felix Villar was substituted for Roldan Ybarra. The supporters of RomoLerouX UniteD UXX booed when Tabajara Londrina LBFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvério Vasconcelos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Felix Villar, 67 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Candelario Corte in the 69th minute of play forced Tabajara Londrina LBFC's goalkeeper Renato Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pepito Nobal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 73rd match minute, Tabajara Londrina LBFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Durvalino Paes to maneuver through the defense. Pepito Nobal hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Edu de Queiroz hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Villar in the 84th minute of play forced Tabajara Londrina LBFC's goalkeeper Renato Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Xaiver Folguera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute Durvalino Paes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aragón Gili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tabajara Londrina LBFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of RomoLerouX UniteD UXX for a fine match.