U18 World League

Arena Calderón
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Cristian Farias started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Farias in the 3rd minute of play forced Bayern Lessa - u21's goalkeeper Ronaldinho de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Villa La Perla's Silvio Umbruso pulled a muscle in his back after 13 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The supporters of Villa La Perla booed when Bayern Lessa - u21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Germano Pontes didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience cheered when Zeledon Abalos's long shot passed Ronaldinho de Almeida's right side. It was 0-1, 15 minutes into the match. Ronaldinho de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Farias in the 19th minute of the match. After 24 played minutes, Bayern Lessa - u21's Bruninho Coelho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Teo Erauso came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bayern Lessa - u21 reached it. 27 minutes into the match, Villa La Perla's goal looked a bit too open when Diamantino Gerber came free, but Teo Erauso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raimundo Loyola scored 1-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Teo Erauso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cristian Farias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Ronaldinho de Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute, Cristian Farias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Villa La Perla fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Bayern Lessa - u21's zone, Cristian Farias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ronaldinho de Almeida came out of the goal and Cristian Farias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bayern Lessa - u21's Ronaldinho de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celedonio Francis in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd match minute, Bayern Lessa - u21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enéas Aparecido to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raimundo Loyola to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Leonardo Leme was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bayern Lessa - u21's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Villa La Perla the free kick. Celedonio Francis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Ronaldinho de Almeida made a huge save. Ronaldinho de Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Farias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Inocencio Inautzi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Villa La Perla's supporters rose to their feet, but Inocencio Inautzi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronaldinho de Almeida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 61st match minute, Villa La Perla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inocencio Inautzi to maneuver through the defense. After 71 played minutes Cristian Farias rounded Bayern Lessa - u21's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-3. After 76 played minutes Bayern Lessa - u21 got a freekick which was hit by Bruninho Coelho. Alan Freire's late challenge caught a Villa La Perla's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alan Freire helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Villa La Perla booed when Bayern Lessa - u21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Freire didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Cristian Farias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Villa La Perla getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Zeledon Abalos hit a great ball. After 86 played minutes, Bayern Lessa - u21's Bruninho Coelho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Teo Erauso came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bayern Lessa - u21 reached it. Bayern Lessa - u21 were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after Villa La Perla's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bruninho Coelho took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Délio Sergipano heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. When Cristian Farias came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Villa La Perla 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 Cristian Farias couldn't finish the play. Cristian Farias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 94th minute, Villa La Perla's Inocencio Inautzi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. The Villa La Perla supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Villa La Perla would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.