U18 World League

Arena Ximbocú
Spectators: 8051 (Terracing: 6039, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) In the 4th minute Alfredo Madeo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Baiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to MORPH getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Alejo Vimaro hit a great ball. Marco Lixandro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinei Tande in the 11th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Róbson da Silva got free with Marco Lixandro in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lobo Guará's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Afonsinho Melo in the 13th minute. If Róbson da Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Lixandro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinei Tande in the 16th minute of play. In the 24th match minute, Lobo Guará was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Branco to maneuver through the defense. Roberto Baiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Estebano in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 34th match minute, Lobo Guará was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Róbson da Silva to maneuver through the defense. After 43 played minutes MORPH got a freekick which was hit by Hilario Constancio. In the 46th minute of the match, Artur Branco got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marco Lixandro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Estebano in the 47th minute of play forced Lobo Guará's goalkeeper Roberto Baiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Artur Branco to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artur Branco in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marco Lixandro saved MORPH from getting behind. If Alfredo Madeo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Júnior Pires during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Lobo Guará getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Júnior Pires hit a great ball. After 59 played minutes Lobo Guará got a freekick which was hit by Júnior Pires. In the 63rd minute, Claudinei Tande left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lobo Guará fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. A collision led to Lobo Guará getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Artur Branco hit a great ball. Gustavo-Hernán Lanzini struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Roberto Baiano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MORPH. In the 75th minute, Claudinei Tande 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 2-0. During the 78th minute of the match Júnior Pires completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Júnior Pires a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Erubiel Jusepe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 85th minute Claudinei Tande 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. Marco Lixandro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Domingues in the 88th minute of play. In the 96th minute, Mauro Tomi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.