U18 World League

Arena Rockets
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joélson Melo got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes of play, Espirillo FC's Dario Vincent made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geraldo Queiroz was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 6th minute, Marcos Cordairo made a precise shot to the right of Geraldo Queiroz. Rockets's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Everardo Sein kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. After 14 minutes of play, Espirillo FC's Silvio Vidal made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geraldo Queiroz was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Espirillo FC booed when Rockets was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joélson Melo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th match minute, Espirillo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Vincent to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute, Marcos Cordairo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dudu Madureira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaac Delfino having to interfere. The supporters of Rockets booed when Espirillo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arsenio Ferrando didn't get a good kick on the ball. Espirillo FC's Isaac Delfino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joélson Melo in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Cordairo in the 36th minute of play forced Rockets's goalkeeper Geraldo Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Luiz Eduardo Pimenta reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Isaac Delfino. The goal made the score 1-3. A collision led to Espirillo FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Dario Vincent hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marcos Cordairo made a kick off. Rockets's Geraldo Queiroz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Rockets from getting a goal against them. Edu Mangueira hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Silvio Vidal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Espirillo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvio Vidal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geraldo Queiroz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Espirillo FC booed when Rockets was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Eduardo Pimenta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dario Vincent scored 1-5 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Geraldo Queiroz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Espirillo FC's Isaac Delfino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joélson Melo in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th minute Joélson Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaac Delfino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Espirillo FC booed when Rockets was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doriva Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcos Cordairo, 73 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Rockets's Geraldo Queiroz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Rockets from getting a goal against them. Espirillo FC were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Rockets's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marcos Cordairo took the corner. Marcos Cordairo made a great header on Espirillo FC's corner, it was just that Rockets's Geraldo Queiroz managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Rockets booed when Espirillo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dario Vincent didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Vincent in the 92nd minute of play forced Rockets's goalkeeper Geraldo Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 95 minutes of play, Rockets's Joélson Melo made it 2-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Isaac Delfino was left in no man's land by his defense there!