U18 World League

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 7816 (Terracing: 5864, Seating: 1797, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tony Domingues took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tony Alcântara kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lázaro Ayala in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amadeu Sousa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Matheus Paiva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roberto Oliverio was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lázaro Ayala in the 12th minute of play forced Psiu!'s goalkeeper Amadeu Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Cristian Berdaitz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LTA FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Psiu! the free kick. Cristian Berdaitz hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Psiu!'s Maurício Melo got a free kick in the 20th minute. The supporters of Psiu! booed when LTA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lázaro Ayala didn't get a good kick on the ball. LTA FC's Roberto Oliverio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Domingues in the 25th minute of play. Inácio Queiroz hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. When Genaro Iliana came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the LTA FC 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 Genaro Iliana couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice moves Lázaro Ayala could shoot a difficult shot in the 46th minute, which Amadeu Sousa however easily saved by the left post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lázaro Ayala was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Psiu!'s Nildo Dantas got a free kick in the 50th minute. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Lázaro Ayala put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Amadeu Sousa. In the 58th minute, Ariel Cisco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st minute, Ariel Cisco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LTA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 68th match minute, Psiu! was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maurício Melo to maneuver through the defense. Genaro Iliana took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Amadeu Sousa. Psiu!'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Cristian Berdaitz hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, Psiu!'s goal looked a bit too open when Hipolito Batista came free, but Amadeu Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Psiu! booed when LTA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gualterio Llanos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amadeu Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hipolito Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amadeu Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lázaro Ayala in the 90th minute of the match. When LTA FC's Lázaro Ayala in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Psiu!'s goalie prevented a goal. LTA FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.