U18 World League

Ligga Arena
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alberto Tróia started the match with the kick off. Francisco Ibañez hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. When José Paulo Almeida came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the ATHLETICO PRaiano 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 José Paulo Almeida couldn't finish the play. With his leg Ovidio Lamberto managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when ATHLETICO PRaiano's Renato Pena fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 10th minute, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Iuri Arruda ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ovidio Lamberto. Ovidio Lamberto yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 19th minute of the game. One of ATHLETICO PRaiano:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Boulogne del Ciclón:s goal. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Arlindo Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafino Rameriz in the 22nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Renato Pena managed to get in a good position for a shot. ATHLETICO PRaiano's supporters rose to their feet, but Renato Pena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ovidio Lamberto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Boulogne del Ciclón getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Feliciano Leoncio hit a great ball. Iuri Arruda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to ATHLETICO PRaiano getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Virgílio Maia hit a great ball. Arlindo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Quin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Renato Pena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Ovidio Lamberto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guaberto Castulo during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of ATHLETICO PRaiano booed when Boulogne del Ciclón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guaberto Castulo didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cipriano Bras to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Cipriano Bras had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arlindo Romero. ATHLETICO PRaiano's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cipriano Bras was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Renato Pena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iuri Arruda's late challenge caught a Boulogne del Ciclón's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iuri Arruda helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ATHLETICO PRaiano getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Iuri Arruda hit a great ball. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Arlindo Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliciano Leoncio in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute Gugu Leme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidio Lamberto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iuri Arruda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Paulo Almeida hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Boulogne del Ciclón's Feliciano Leoncio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arlindo Romero. That made the score 1-3 after 82 minutes of play. Renato Pena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Ovidio Lamberto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Boulogne del Ciclón had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.