U18 World League

Ricart FC
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Severiano Raymon started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Álvarez's goal looked a bit too open when Marquinhos Azevedo came free, but Evaristo Ibar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Gabriel Huly had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gugu Mendes. Ricart Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabriel Huly was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 10th minute Pedrinho Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evaristo Ibar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Severiano Raymon notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Ricart Futebol Clube's Gugu Mendes. Gugu Mendes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gugu Mendes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Flavio Pio went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Gugu Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severiano Raymon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricart Futebol Clube's Gugu Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severiano Raymon in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Severiano Raymon came free, but Gugu Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Ricart Futebol Clube defense, Gabriel Huly kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gugu Mendes. The Ricart Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gugu Mendes should have stopped the shot. 38 minutes into the game, Club Deportivo Álvarez's Severiano Raymon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gugu Mendes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Huly in the 42nd minute of play forced Ricart Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Gugu Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute Flavio Pio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gugu Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marquinhos Azevedo was the one to do the kick off. Gabriel Huly received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Gugu Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, Baltasar Ladio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gugu Mendes. Ricart Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Baltasar Ladio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. The supporters of Club Deportivo Álvarez booed when Ricart Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Breno Araújo didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Ricart Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Pedrinho Cardoso hit a great ball. In the 64th minute Flavio Pio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gugu Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute, Club Deportivo Álvarez's Severiano Raymon dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. The audience was convinced that Flavio Pio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gugu Mendes was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. 78 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Baltasar Ladio came free, but Gugu Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Club Deportivo Álvarez were furious when Hilario Txanton was red carded, 80 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 80th minute of the game. One of Club Deportivo Álvarez:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ricart Futebol Clube:s goal. Kauan Cardoso placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! When Gabriel Huly fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Deportivo Álvarez's protests and gave Gabriel Huly a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Club Deportivo Álvarez getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Gabriel Huly hit a great ball. Marquinhos Azevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evaristo Ibar having to interfere. After 91 minutes of play, Club Deportivo Álvarez's Gabriel Huly made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gugu Mendes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Club Deportivo Álvarez's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.