Arena Floresta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Berganza started the match with the kick off. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douglas de Souza in the 4th minute of play. After 5 minutes of play, Floresta Club U18's Tomé Reis made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcos Cotilla was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomé Reis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 11th minute of play forced Floresta Club U18's goalkeeper Léo de Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Abraham Alguacil sped through Floresta Club U18's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Léo de Brito. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Tomas Berganza put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Léo de Brito. Tomé Reis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. Panama's defense didn't have a chance, in the 22nd minute, when Douglas de Souza scored to the left of an out of position Marcos Cotilla, making the score, 2-2. When Panama's Tomas Berganza in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Floresta Club U18's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Abraham Alguacil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Léo de Brito was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Marcos Cotilla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Douglas de Souza in the 44th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Douglas de Souza made a kick off. Léo de Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. When Abraham Alguacil came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Panama fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Abraham Alguacil couldn't finish the play. 57 minutes into the game, Floresta Club U18's Gilmar Castro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Cotilla made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. With his leg Léo de Brito managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Panama's Abraham Alguacil fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Floresta Club U18's Léo de Brito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Floresta Club U18 from getting a goal against them. Floresta Club U18's Léo de Brito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Floresta Club U18 from getting a goal against them. Panama's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Abraham Alguacil in the 67th minute. Panama's Abraham Alguacil was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Léo de Brito in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Panama's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Abraham Alguacil in the 69th minute. After taking down the ball on Panama's corner Abraham Alguacil fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Léo de Brito quite easily take care of the ball. Gilmar Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Marcos Cotilla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 74 minutes of play, Floresta Club U18's Douglas de Souza made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcos Cotilla was left in no man's land by his defense there! Léo de Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Berganza, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Douglas de Souza came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Floresta Club U18 made a substitution. Vito Maia replaced Gilmar Castro. Alex Cambeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the game, Remo da Rocha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Floresta Club U18's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panama the free kick. In the 90th match minute, Floresta Club U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remo da Rocha to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute Tomé Reis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Cotilla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Floresta Club U18's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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