U18 World League

Ligga Arena
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bernie Romeo kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the ATHLETICO PRaiano defense, Bernie Romeo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arlindo Romero. The ATHLETICO PRaiano fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arlindo Romero should have stopped the shot. Bernie Romeo took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arlindo Romero. Arlindo Romero dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Arlindo Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernie Romeo, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernie Romeo in the 12th minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Arlindo Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tróia hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 16th match minute, Boedo Crows was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Urritz to maneuver through the defense. After 17 played minutes ATHLETICO PRaiano got a freekick which was hit by Gugu Leme. After 22 played minutes ATHLETICO PRaiano got a freekick which was hit by Chicão Vargas. Iuri Arruda might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Enzo Avellaneda. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iuri Arruda ran back to his position shaking his head. Arlindo Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constantino Moise in the 26th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luisito Distiratsu during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd match minute, Boedo Crows was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luisito Distiratsu to maneuver through the defense. When César Severo fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ATHLETICO PRaiano's protests and gave César Severo a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ATHLETICO PRaiano's César Severo got a free kick in the 36th minute. Arlindo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernie Romeo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Arlindo Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantino Moise in the 39th minute of play. A collision led to Boedo Crows getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Constantino Moise hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justo Bitxintxo in the 45th minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Arlindo Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Boedo Crows were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alberto Tróia to strike the kick off in the second half. After 56 minutes, Constantino Moise mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Boedo Crows and the ATHLETICO PRaiano players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 56th match minute, Boedo Crows was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Constantino Moise to maneuver through the defense. Bernie Romeo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Arlindo Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantino Moise in the 63rd minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Arlindo Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. César Severo hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Enzo Avellaneda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvinho Amorim in the 66th minute of play. After some careless play in the ATHLETICO PRaiano defense, Bernie Romeo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arlindo Romero. The ATHLETICO PRaiano fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arlindo Romero should have stopped the shot. In the 74th match minute, ATHLETICO PRaiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chicão Vargas to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Boedo Crows defense, Alberto Tróia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Enzo Avellaneda. The Boedo Crows fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Enzo Avellaneda should have stopped the shot. Alberto Tróia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Virgílio Maia fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ATHLETICO PRaiano's protests and gave Virgílio Maia a yellow card for diving instead. In the 91st match minute, ATHLETICO PRaiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgílio Maia to maneuver through the defense. Enzo Avellaneda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tróia in the 95th minute of play. When the match was over Boedo Crows could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ATHLETICO PRaiano throughout the match.