U18 World League

Parque Arara Canindé
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) After having played for 3 minutes, José-Manuel Azcaraso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NAGANO F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but José-Manuel Azcaraso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 4th match minute, Reko-Recko 03™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nildo Veloso to maneuver through the defense. Haroldo de Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Roig, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the game, Reko-Recko 03™'s Paulinho Chaves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leoverliz Masses made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 10th minute, Ysidro Creus ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Haroldo de Sena was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Borniquell in the 13th minute of play forced Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Haroldo de Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ysidro Creus in the 15th minute of play forced Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Haroldo de Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. NAGANO F.C's Leoverliz Masses proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save NAGANO F.C from getting a goal against them. Haroldo de Sena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ysidro Creus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Borniquell in the 21st minute of play forced Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Haroldo de Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 24 minutes of play, NAGANO F.C's Jaime Roig made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Haroldo de Sena was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 27 played minutes NAGANO F.C got a freekick which was hit by Vilson Verdenosa. Walmyr Proença recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Haroldo de Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Borniquell in the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st minute, Ugutz Castroviejo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reko-Recko 03™'s Haroldo de Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ysidro Creus in the 38th minute of play. Reko-Recko 03™'s Haroldo de Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ysidro Creus in the 43rd minute of play. Reko-Recko 03™'s Haroldo de Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Borniquell in the 44th minute of play. Haroldo de Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ysidro Creus, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Leoverliz Masses came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Reko-Recko 03™'s Eliézer Cerezo. But to his dismay, Eliézer Cerezo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. 55 minutes into the game, Ugutz Castroviejo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NAGANO F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Reko-Recko 03™ the free kick. After 55 played minutes NAGANO F.C got a freekick which was hit by Ugutz Castroviejo. After 57 played minutes NAGANO F.C got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Roig. 59 minutes into the match, Mario Borniquell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Haroldo de Sena. Reko-Recko 03™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mario Borniquell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paulinho Chaves during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of NAGANO F.C booed when Reko-Recko 03™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulinho Chaves didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute of the match, Mario Borniquell tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Haroldo de Sena saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Reko-Recko 03™'s Nildo Veloso got a free kick in the 70th minute. Haroldo de Sena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Borniquell in the 72nd minute of play. José-Manuel Azcaraso came free with the goalkeeper in the 73rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Haroldo de Sena could save by the left post. After some careless play in the Reko-Recko 03™ defense, Jaime Roig kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Haroldo de Sena. The Reko-Recko 03™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Haroldo de Sena should have stopped the shot. In the 79thth minute of the game Ysidro Creus who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Reko-Recko 03™'s Haroldo de Sena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Haroldo de Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ysidro Creus, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Ysidro Creus in the 82ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Haroldo de Sena, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Mario Borniquell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 89th minute, NAGANO F.C's Mario Borniquell dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-5. Reko-Recko 03™'s Haroldo de Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Roig in the 96th minute of play. NAGANO F.C's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.