U18 World League

Xavascão
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Jose Field started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute, Eusébio de Toledo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jose Field had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 8 minutes into the match, Lawrence Eckert notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Macaco F.C.'s Felipe Lopes. Felipe Lopes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Felipe Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lawrence Eckert in the 19th minute of play. After 21 played minutes DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO got a freekick which was hit by Federico Lassiter. In the 22nd minute of the match Thomás Pimenta sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Preston Esposito skillfully saved the ball. Felipe Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose Field in the 24th minute of play. After some careless play in the Macaco F.C. defense, Jose Field kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Felipe Lopes. The Macaco F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Felipe Lopes should have stopped the shot. 46 minutes into the match, Jose Field had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Felipe Lopes. Macaco F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jose Field was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Armando Sampaio to make the kick off. Preston Esposito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovanni Pinho in the 55th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Rocco Espinosa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Macaco F.C. getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Thomás Pimenta hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, Geovanni Pinho notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Preston Esposito. Preston Esposito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rocco Espinosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Macaco F.C.'s Felipe Lopes got control of the ball when Jose Field tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felipe Lopes was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Jose Field capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jose Field really showed his touch with that goal: 3-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Jose Field managed to get in a good position for a shot. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's supporters rose to their feet, but Jose Field was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Felipe Lopes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Felipe Lopes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jose Field in the 94th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomás Pimenta in the 95th minute of play forced DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Preston Esposito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Preston Esposito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Sampaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO played a much better game than Macaco F.C. and deserved their victory. The Macaco F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.