U18 World League

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 7760 (Terracing: 5821, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aldaír Veiga kicked off to start the match. Martinho Nunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dei Balcells in the 2nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the MZ Fénix defense, Bartolomé Correa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Martinho Nunes. The MZ Fénix fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Martinho Nunes should have stopped the shot. Hermenegildo Hagi hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Martinho Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartolomé Correa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MZ Fénix's Martinho Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taio Sánchez in the 18th minute of play. The supporters of C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 booed when MZ Fénix was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angélico Vaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th minute, Vítor Severiano got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of MZ Fénix booed when C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Inocencio Manrique didn't get a good kick on the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Bartolomé Correa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Martinho Nunes. MZ Fénix's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bartolomé Correa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Dei Balcells took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Martinho Nunes. MZ Fénix's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 43 minutes into the game, Taio Sánchez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MZ Fénix the free kick. Taio Sánchez hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. A collision led to MZ Fénix getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Vítor Severiano hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Taio Sánchez was the one to do the kick off. MZ Fénix's Martinho Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartolomé Correa in the 53rd minute of play. With a little luck, MZ Fénix's Martinho Nunes got control of the ball when Bartolomé Correa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Salvador Durango took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldaír Veiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th minute, Vítor Severiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Alvito Yeste was substituted for Dei Balcells. Vítor Severiano kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. MZ Fénix's Martinho Nunes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save MZ Fénix from getting a goal against them. After 67 played minutes MZ Fénix got a freekick which was hit by Eusébio Freire. Afonso Medeiros lost his temper 69 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to MZ Fénix getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Afonso Medeiros hit a great ball. When C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Dennis Bergkamp in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MZ Fénix's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alvito Yeste got free with Martinho Nunes in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when George Pedraza got free with Martinho Nunes in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Martinho Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taio Sánchez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The MZ Fénix 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.