U18 World League

Estádio Jenipapão
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Serafino Geofredo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Luiz Fabiano Guedes kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jenipapo SC's goalkeeper Kaká Lopes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 9 minutes, Tomás Passos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jenipapo SC and the C. A. Potrero players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 9th match minute, Jenipapo SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomás Passos to maneuver through the defense. Isidoro Birjaio hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. C. A. Potrero's defense didn't have a chance, in the 14th minute, when Wanderson Valadares scored to the left of an out of position Javier Steven, making the score, 1-1. Bernardo Maule's late challenge caught a Jenipapo SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernardo Maule helped the player get up and apologised. In the 22nd match minute, C. A. Potrero was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Maule to maneuver through the defense. C. A. Potrero's Javier Steven played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomás Passos in the 25th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Alejo Nerio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaká Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kaká Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafino Geofredo in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Couto in the 36th minute of play forced C. A. Potrero's goalkeeper Javier Steven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Javier Steven showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Couto, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Wanderson Valadares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Javier Steven made a huge save. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cafu Catarinense was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, C. A. Potrero's Niceto Lehior got a free kick in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cafu Catarinense in the 61st minute of play forced C. A. Potrero's goalkeeper Javier Steven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Jenipapo SC's goalkeeper Kaká Lopes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 73 minutes of play C. A. Potrero's Bernardo Maule was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 73rd match minute, C. A. Potrero was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Maule to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute, Percy Lopes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kaká Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejo Nerio in the 76th minute of the match. Cesar Gora kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. When Wanderson Valadares came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Jenipapo SC 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 Wanderson Valadares couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Jenipapo SC's goalkeeper Kaká Lopes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kaká Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafino Geofredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Serafino Geofredo in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kaká Lopes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Javier Steven showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cafu Catarinense, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched C. A. Potrero eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.