U18 World League

Arena Buritama
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luís Guilherme Cavalcante made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Buritama Sports booed when Deportivo Empate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valerio Abecia didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Deportivo Empate booed when Buritama Sports was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dedê Britto didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute, Hernando Abella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Deportivo Empate's Nicholas Abello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gino Azevedo in the 12th minute of play. A collision led to Deportivo Empate getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Celestino Abancens hit a great ball. In the 19thth minute of the game Luís Guilherme Cavalcante who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportivo Empate's Nicholas Abello was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Buritama Sports's Luís Guilherme Cavalcante sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nicholas Abello narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Deportivo Empate's Franco Abascal in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Buritama Sports's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mannie Abella in the 24th minute of play forced Buritama Sports's goalkeeper Genílson Porto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Deportivo Empate's Nicholas Abello got control of the ball when Pedro Augusto Fontes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicholas Abello didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pedro Augusto Fontes went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Buritama Sports's Hortêncio Salgado got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After 34 minutes of play, Buritama Sports's Gino Azevedo made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nicholas Abello was left in no man's land by his defense there! Buritama Sports's Hortêncio Salgado got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Mannie Abella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Nicholas Abello managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when Buritama Sports's Luís Guilherme Cavalcante fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valerio Abecia during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Valerio Abecia hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mannie Abella to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mannie Abella in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Genílson Porto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dedê Britto in the 55th minute of play forced Deportivo Empate's goalkeeper Nicholas Abello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th match minute, Deportivo Empate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hernando Abella to maneuver through the defense. Nicholas Abello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Guilherme Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Empate's Valerio Abecia got a free kick in the 65th minute. 66 minutes into the game, Pedro Augusto Fontes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Buritama Sports's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deportivo Empate the free kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abel Falcão during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Abel Falcão hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Deportivo Empate's Mannie Abella slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Genílson Porto. That made the score 2-1 after 71 minutes of play. In the 74th minute, Guilabertus Abar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 77 played minutes Deportivo Empate got a freekick which was hit by Mannie Abella. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dedê Britto in the 84th minute of play forced Deportivo Empate's goalkeeper Nicholas Abello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hortêncio Salgado during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Buritama Sports's Hortêncio Salgado got a free kick in the 87th minute. Genílson Porto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mannie Abella in the 92nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Buritama Sports had won after a very even match.