U18 World League

Sabadim
Spectators: 7805 (Terracing: 5855, Seating: 1795, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joaquim Corte-Real kicked off to start the match. Octávio Valério showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eleuterio Botello in the 4th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Sabadim Harammes PRD's Hildeberto Godinho got a free kick in the 7th minute. Octávio Valério came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by KPO BIZARRO's Julio Valiente. But to his dismay, Julio Valiente quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulo Abreu got free with Fulgencio Larpe in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cesar Ignazio kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Paulo Abreu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fulgencio Larpe. KPO BIZARRO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paulo Abreu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 23rd minute, Julio Valiente 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. Lucas Matos's late challenge caught a KPO BIZARRO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucas Matos helped the player get up and apologised. KPO BIZARRO's Cesar Ignazio got his second yellow card of the match in the 34th minute. The referee ordered Cesar Ignazio off the ground. Cesar Ignazio hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After having played for 38 minutes, Amílcar Mourinho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sabadim Harammes PRD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amílcar Mourinho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joaquim Corte-Real during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Joaquim Corte-Real hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute, Joaquim Corte-Real left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sabadim Harammes PRD fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Julio Valiente made the kick off in the second half. Fulgencio Larpe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Idalécio Alvarenga in the 51st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Eleuterio Botello could shoot a difficult shot in the 53rd minute, which Octávio Valério however easily saved by the left post. In the 59th minute, Hildeberto Godinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eleuterio Botello came free with the goalkeeper in the 60th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Octávio Valério could save by the left post. Fulgencio Larpe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Julio Valiente came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the KPO BIZARRO 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 Julio Valiente couldn't finish the play. KPO BIZARRO's Ermegildo Poz got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paulo Abreu took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fulgencio Larpe. Fulgencio Larpe dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Eleuterio Botello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Sabadim Harammes PRD's Lucas Matos got a free kick in the 84th minute. A collision led to Sabadim Harammes PRD getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Paulo Vidal hit a great ball. In the 90th minute, KPO BIZARRO's Julio Valiente dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. 95 minutes into the match, KPO BIZARRO's goal looked a bit too open when Amílcar Mourinho came free, but Fulgencio Larpe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.