U18 World League

Pedreirão
Spectators: 8008 (Terracing: 6008, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcelo Estebano got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes SE Tijolo 6 Furos got a freekick which was hit by Ulisses Siqueira. Desiderio Abreu kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Ronaldão Vinhas shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 12th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Marco Lixandro but with some difficulty. In the 14th match minute, SE Tijolo 6 Furos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdo de Alcântara to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 15 minutes, Antonio Gartzea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MORPH's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antonio Gartzea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 20 minutes into the match, SE Tijolo 6 Furos's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Estebano came free, but Luís Gustavo Bueno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in SE Tijolo 6 Furos's zone, Gustavo-Hernán Lanzini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Gustavo Bueno came out of the goal and Gustavo-Hernán Lanzini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elias Sarmento kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Ulisses Siqueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luís Gustavo Bueno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Madeo in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute Ronaldão Vinhas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Lixandro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldão Vinhas in the 38th minute of play forced MORPH's goalkeeper Marco Lixandro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, MORPH's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldão Vinhas came free, but Marco Lixandro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, MORPH's Marcelo Estebano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Gustavo Bueno made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ronaldão Vinhas to make the kick off. Ronaldão Vinhas kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. When MORPH's Alfredo Madeo in 53 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Luís Gustavo Bueno guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. In the 58th minute, Ronaldão Vinhas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Lixandro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. MORPH's Robustiano Hegoi was substituted for Moises Salvator. Valdo de Alcântara kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Luís Gustavo Bueno made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcelo Estebano in the 64th minute. If Marcelo Estebano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SE Tijolo 6 Furos were furious when Juarês Antunes was red carded, 66 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 67th minute, Juarês Antunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 68 minutes into the match, SE Tijolo 6 Furos's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Bueno had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mauro Tomi. With his leg Luís Gustavo Bueno managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when MORPH's Alfredo Madeo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Luís Gustavo Bueno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Lanzini in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo-Hernán Lanzini in the 77th minute of play forced SE Tijolo 6 Furos's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Bueno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Gustavo Bueno stood somewhat misplaced when Mauro Tomi came free in front of goal and shot 1-2 to the left of him in the 78 minute. Antonio Gartzea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Luís Gustavo Bueno made a huge save. Luís Gustavo Bueno made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfredo Madeo in the 87th minute. MORPH's Marco Lixandro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldão Vinhas in the 90th minute of play. In the 95th match minute, MORPH was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Madeo to maneuver through the defense. MORPH played a much better game than SE Tijolo 6 Furos and deserved their victory. The SE Tijolo 6 Furos players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.