U18 World League

Pfullendorf Arena
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Laércio Vides kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Pau Nas Canelas's Valter Leme got control of the ball when Marquez Tobias tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 6th minute, Laércio Vides left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pau Nas Canelas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 8 minutes into the game, Santiago Viana was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pau Nas Canelas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Pfullendorf the free kick. The supporters of SC Pfullendorf booed when Pau Nas Canelas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santiago Viana didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jacob Azeredo kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Marquez Tobias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 21 played minutes Pau Nas Canelas got a freekick which was hit by Hamilton Leal. Salvador Rajoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Viana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of SC Pfullendorf booed when Pau Nas Canelas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacob Azeredo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marquez Tobias received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Valter Leme came out and tried to block the shot, but Marquez Tobias slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 31st minute. Santiago Viana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salvador Rajoi having to interfere. When Hamilton Leal fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pau Nas Canelas's protests and gave Hamilton Leal a yellow card for diving instead. Loramendi Jurado charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Loramendi Jurado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 43 played minutes SC Pfullendorf got a freekick which was hit by Loramendi Jurado. Laércio Vides fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salvador Rajoi having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

SC Pfullendorf's Senen Castellano was substituted for Cayetano Segarra. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marquez Tobias made a kick off. Valter Leme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquez Tobias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute, Marquez Tobias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Pfullendorf fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Loramendi Jurado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valter Leme having to interfere. After 65 played minutes SC Pfullendorf got a freekick which was hit by Loramendi Jurado. 67 minutes into the match, Pau Nas Canelas's goal looked a bit too open when Kiko Pastor came free, but Valter Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salvador Rajoi was out of position in the 69 minute of play, and Laércio Vides capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Laércio Vides really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. When Laércio Vides came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Pau Nas Canelas 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 Laércio Vides couldn't finish the play. Leandro Sabina's late challenge caught a Pau Nas Canelas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leandro Sabina helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loramendi Jurado in the 78th minute of play forced Pau Nas Canelas's goalkeeper Valter Leme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When SC Pfullendorf's Kiko Pastor in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pau Nas Canelas's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mário Maltez in the 94th minute of play forced SC Pfullendorf's goalkeeper Salvador Rajoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.