U18 World League

An Bratach
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Inácio Souza started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Ortiz in the 10th minute of play forced ☠QUINTERO☠'s goalkeeper Leovigildo Zambrano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florencio Martens might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over José Maria Melo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Florencio Martens ran back to his position shaking his head. 14 minutes into the match, ☠QUINTERO☠'s goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Saraiva came free, but Leovigildo Zambrano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Futebol Dos Parça's José Maria Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Illesca in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute, ☠QUINTERO☠'s Nicolas Illesca dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Leovigildo Zambrano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Saraiva in the 21st minute of play. Emerson da Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute of the match Próspero Ruiz Tagle sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but José Maria Melo skillfully saved the ball. Inácio Souza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leovigildo Zambrano having to make a save. 36 minutes into the match, Futebol Dos Parça's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Illesca came free, but José Maria Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Nicolas Illesca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florencio Martens got free with José Maria Melo in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. José Maria Melo made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Florencio Martens sent off a good shot on target. When Florencio Martens came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the ☠QUINTERO☠ 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 Florencio Martens couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nicolas Illesca to make the kick off. The supporters of Futebol Dos Parça booed when ☠QUINTERO☠ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Ángel Zúñiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Futebol Dos Parça's Inácio Souza got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to ☠QUINTERO☠ getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Ricart Olmos hit a great ball. Nicolas Illesca scored 2-0 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of José Maria Melo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 66th minute, Miguel Ángel Zúñiga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. José Maria Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Martens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicolas Illesca in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg José Maria Melo saved Futebol Dos Parça from getting behind. The supporters of Futebol Dos Parça booed when ☠QUINTERO☠ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Ángel Zúñiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. José Maria Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Illesca, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 85th minute Ricart Olmos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th match minute, Futebol Dos Parça was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augusto Ortiz to maneuver through the defense. Régis Tróia hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. ☠QUINTERO☠'s Leovigildo Zambrano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inácio Souza in the 93rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricart Olmos in the 95th minute of play forced Futebol Dos Parça's goalkeeper José Maria Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ☠QUINTERO☠ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Futebol Dos Parça for a fine match.