U18 World League

Arena Araribóia
Spectators: 7738 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cristian Dante started the match with the kick off. Hermenegildo Hagi charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hermenegildo Hagi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Hermenegildo Hagi hit a great ball. Valério Ramos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taio Sánchez in the 14th minute of the match. Valério Ramos came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's George Pedraza. But to his dismay, George Pedraza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When Chicão Dionísio came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Bandelocos 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 Chicão Dionísio couldn't finish the play. 28 minutes into the match, Bandelocos's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Bergkamp came free, but Valério Ramos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valério Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taio Sánchez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bartolomé Correa took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valério Ramos. Valério Ramos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Jeferson Duarte kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Taio Sánchez made a kick off. In the 57th minute of the match, Taio Sánchez tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Valério Ramos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Valério Ramos came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Bartolomé Correa. But to his dismay, Bartolomé Correa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Joaquin Sanz was substituted for Dei Balcells. The supporters of C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 booed when Bandelocos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chicão Dionísio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valério Ramos was out of position in the 65 minute of play, and George Pedraza capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. George Pedraza really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. In the 71st minute, Jeferson Duarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valério Ramos didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 78th minute, which inside left pole to 0-6. Valério Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taio Sánchez, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 81st minute, Emílio Bueno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Inocencio Manrique from long distance, 82 minutes into the match, got Valério Ramos's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 85th match minute, Bandelocos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ian Barros to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Bandelocos getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Tiago Gabriel Couto hit a great ball. With a little luck, Bandelocos's Valério Ramos got control of the ball when Inocencio Manrique tried to sneak it across the goal line. Valério Ramos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taio Sánchez in the 88th minute of the match. After 90 minutes, Jeferson Duarte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bandelocos and the C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bandelocos were furious when Tiago Gabriel Couto was red carded, 92 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Thanks to some nice moves Inocencio Manrique could shoot a difficult shot in the 94th minute, which Valério Ramos however easily saved by the left post. The Bandelocos fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.