U18 World League

RÖK Arena
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lucas Amorim took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Anibal Fernendo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldomiro Gamus in the 13th minute of play forced RÖK's goalkeeper Yan Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Wesley Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcial Dantae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elivélton Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Palermo's Marcial Dantae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elivélton Cruz in the 17th minute of play. 19 minutes into the game, Palermo's Valentin Enekoitz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yan Pirani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 24th minute, Baldomiro Gamus left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palermo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Anibal Fernendo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Baldomiro Gamus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yan Pirani having to interfere. Dé Guedes might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcial Dantae. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dé Guedes ran back to his position shaking his head. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Baldomiro Gamus made the kick off in the second half. Jerônimo Schmidt hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute, Valentin Enekoitz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yan Pirani was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Anibal Fernendo took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yan Pirani. Yan Pirani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Alvaro Ermano hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute Baldomiro Gamus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yan Pirani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Palermo's Marcial Dantae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wesley Sena in the 79th minute of play. Marcial Dantae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dé Guedes in the 80th minute of play. Dé Guedes hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in RÖK's zone, Baldomiro Gamus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yan Pirani came out of the goal and Baldomiro Gamus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lucas Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th match minute, Palermo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evelio Guipuzkoa to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute of the match Jerônimo Schmidt shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcial Dantae showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Palermo's Anibal Fernendo has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 92nd minute. Palermo's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.