U18 World League

Zeus Everest Arena
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alfonso Urko started the match with the kick off. Zack Zyanchurin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Esquadrão Lusitano's Ivan Trindade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso Urko in the 9th minute of play. Zack Zyanchurin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 19th minute, Alfonso Urko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivan Trindade was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zack Zyanchurin in the 27th minute of play forced LegionArgentina's goalkeeper Ariel Ur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, LegionArgentina's goalkeeper Ariel Ur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nelio Bombardeiro. 33 minutes into the game, Cipriano Kismi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LegionArgentina's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esquadrão Lusitano the free kick. Cipriano Kismi kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. LegionArgentina's Ariel Ur proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save LegionArgentina from getting a goal against them. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zack Zyanchurin to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, LegionArgentina's goal looked a bit too open when Alcides Palma came free, but Ariel Ur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 52 minutes, Alfonso Urko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LegionArgentina and the Esquadrão Lusitano players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Esquadrão Lusitano booed when LegionArgentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfonso Urko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alcides Palma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Ariel Ur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ariel Ur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alcides Palma in the 57th minute of play. In the 73rd minute Robustiano Incendio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Trindade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute Alcides Palma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Ur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alcides Palma's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ariel Ur was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Zack Zyanchurin succeeded in the game's 78th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. Ariel Ur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zack Zyanchurin in the 83rd minute of play. When Esquadrão Lusitano's Zack Zyanchurin in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LegionArgentina's goalie prevented a goal. Alcides Palma took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ariel Ur. Ariel Ur dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Ivan Trindade was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alfonso Urko showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 93 minute of play. Despite being the better team, Esquadrão Lusitano failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.