U18 World League

DAVID de AZEVEDO
Spectators: 8117 (Terracing: 6090, Seating: 1866, VIP seats: 161) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Remigio Gabilondo started the match with the kick off. Adrian Arceo hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Txaran Cancela was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Giuliano David capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Giuliano David really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Santiago Cabezudo got free with Txaran Cancela in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Geovanni Paranaense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remigio Gabilondo, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Txaran Cancela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Cabezudo in the 20th minute of the match. If Remigio Gabilondo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 23 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Remigio Gabilondo came free, but Geovanni Paranaense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frederico Godoi during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Geovanni Paranaense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remigio Gabilondo, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Santiago Cabezudo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Txaran Cancela. That made the score 3-0 in the 40 minute of play. 44 minutes into the game, Gervaso Mateos threw the ball into play from the sideline. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Vitinho Garcia quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 46th minute Wilton Berger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Txaran Cancela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Giuliano David to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Fire Breathers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Giuliano David came free, but Txaran Cancela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute Santiago Cabezudo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Txaran Cancela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Villaverde Celeste Clube getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Hudson Souza hit a great ball. After 65 minutes of play, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Wilton Berger made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Txaran Cancela was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Frederico Godoi was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 70 minutes had been played. The supporters of Fire Breathers FC booed when Villaverde Celeste Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frederico Godoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pere Iribarren hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Fire Breathers FC's Txaran Cancela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Cabezudo in the 88th minute of play. A collision led to Villaverde Celeste Clube getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Hudson Souza hit a great ball. Villaverde Celeste Clube's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.