U18 World League

Arena Rockets
Spectators: 7746 (Terracing: 5811, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Rockets's Dudu Madureira started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to AC 1986 Vinalito getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Justo Isadore hit a great ball. Lucio Eate made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dudu Madureira in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Rockets's Dudu Madureira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lucio Eate narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 10th minute, Ezequiel Olo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frederico Romero during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 12th minute, Frederico Romero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Rockets's zone, Leon Gaztea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geraldo Queiroz came out of the goal and Leon Gaztea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Geraldo Queiroz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leon Gaztea went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 20th match minute, AC 1986 Vinalito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damaso Vellito to maneuver through the defense. When Dudu Madureira came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Rockets 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 Dudu Madureira couldn't finish the play. Geraldo Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Gaztea in the 25th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Leon Gaztea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geraldo Queiroz was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Lucio Eate didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 32nd minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. Geraldo Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Gaztea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th match minute, Rockets was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Eduardo Pimenta to maneuver through the defense. Justo Isadore took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 45th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Geraldo Queiroz. Rockets's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 46th minute Justo Isadore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geraldo Queiroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leon Gaztea to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Rockets's Joélson Melo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucio Eate made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the last second Geraldo Queiroz throw himself and got hold of the ball when Melquiades Ixidor in the 63rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Rockets's Geraldo Queiroz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melquiades Ixidor in the 68th minute of play. Joélson Melo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lucio Eate having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melquiades Ixidor in the 75th minute of play forced Rockets's goalkeeper Geraldo Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Melquiades Ixidor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geraldo Queiroz having to interfere. In the 81st minute Justo Isadore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geraldo Queiroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leandro Pio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geraldo Queiroz having to interfere. Geraldo Queiroz was a little too slow when Justo Isadore got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 90th minute. The score was now 2-2. When AC 1986 Vinalito's Melquiades Ixidor in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rockets's goalie prevented a goal. AC 1986 Vinalito were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.