U18 World League

Monumental Arena
Spectators: 7776 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Rubens Félix started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpected shot in the 2nd minute by Luis-Antonio Hompanera got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Ulises Casanande could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Felippe Guerra made a huge save. Felippe Guerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xacobo Isern, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the game, Dani Mediano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barcelona de América's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Belo Academy the free kick. After a rather tough play, Barcelona de América's Iachetti Blasco got a free kick in the 16th minute. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Ulises Casanande took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Felippe Guerra to make any attempt to save it. 27 minutes into the match, Belo Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Ulises Casanande came free, but Felippe Guerra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guerrero Marva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubens Félix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, Barcelona de América's goal looked a bit too open when Vito Quadros came free, but Guerrero Marva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valentin Criado hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Guerrero Marva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubens Félix in the 33rd minute of the match. The supporters of Barcelona de América booed when Belo Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Passos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Felippe Guerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xacobo Isern, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felippe Guerra was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Luis-Antonio Hompanera showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 38 minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Carlos Alberto Leal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belo Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Mazza in the 47th minute of play forced Barcelona de América's goalkeeper Guerrero Marva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ulises Casanande stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes of play, Barcelona de América's Xacobo Isern made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Felippe Guerra was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 56th minute Valentin Criado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felippe Guerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Belo Academy's Rubens Félix in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barcelona de América's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rubens Félix got free with Guerrero Marva in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Belo Academy's Felippe Guerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Sobre in the 65th minute of play. Belo Academy's Felippe Guerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Criado in the 67th minute of play. Felippe Guerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xacobo Isern, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Felippe Guerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xacobo Isern, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Vito Quadros scored 3-2 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guerrero Marva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 83rd minute, Carlos Alberto Leal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the game, Belo Academy's Carlos Alberto Leal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Guerrero Marva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Felippe Guerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulises Casanande, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.