U18 World League

Julio Cesar Villagra
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Amador Mateus kicked off to start the match. Narciso Rodrigues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Braulio Sesuldo having to interfere. Sixto Lluis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Pedro Augusto Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute, C. A. BELGRANO's Amador Mateus dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. The supporters of C. A. BELGRANO booed when Dogelo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdo Arce didn't get a good kick on the ball. C. A. BELGRANO's Braulio Sesuldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdo Arce in the 13th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ian Mineiro in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Braulio Sesuldo saved C. A. BELGRANO from getting behind. The supporters of C. A. BELGRANO booed when Dogelo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Narciso Rodrigues didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute, Maicon Moura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Dalmacio Urbez in the 29th minute really tested Pedro Augusto Silva's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Valdo Arce blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Braulio Sesuldo having to make a save. In the 31st minute, Narciso Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, C. A. BELGRANO's Pedro Augusto Silva threw himself towards the right post 33 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Astor Nabar, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Pedro Augusto Silva was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sixto Lluis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 34 minute of play. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Ian Mineiro put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Braulio Sesuldo. Dogelo's Pedro Augusto Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amador Mateus in the 44th minute of play. After 44 minutes, Claudinho Lira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dogelo and the C. A. BELGRANO players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Claudinho Lira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Augusto Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amador Mateus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ian Mineiro made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Dogelo's Agnaldo Brasil got a free kick in the 51st minute. C. A. BELGRANO's Braulio Sesuldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdo Arce in the 55th minute of play. Vivaldo Vides hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the match, Dogelo's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Rudolfo came free, but Pedro Augusto Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th match minute, Dogelo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdo Arce to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Narciso Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dogelo's Pedro Augusto Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amador Mateus in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute Astor Nabar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Augusto Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ian Mineiro in the 87th minute of play forced C. A. BELGRANO's goalkeeper Braulio Sesuldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Dogelo's Noel de Amorim got a free kick in the 90th minute. C. A. BELGRANO's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.