U18 World League

Santoryu Stadium
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Delta FS's Miguel Oliveira 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. 5 minutes into the match, Delta FS's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Gabriele came free, but Paulo Esparteiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th match minute, Delta FS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reginaldo Ornelas to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the match, Delta FS's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenio Bozzo came free, but Paulo Esparteiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paulo Esparteiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenio Bozzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute Anselmo Gabriele shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Esparteiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Murilo Pestana hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. When Anselmo Gabriele came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Santoryu FC 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 Anselmo Gabriele couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Santoryu FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Filippo Gerosa hit a great ball. In the 22ndth minute of the game Patrício Saldanha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santoryu FC's Camillo Marcantonio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Santoryu FC's Eugenio Bozzo in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Delta FS's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Gabriele in the 25th minute of play forced Delta FS's goalkeeper Paulo Esparteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Camillo Marcantonio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Marques in the 30th minute of the match. Camillo Marcantonio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Oliveira in the 31st minute of the match. Eugenio Bozzos short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Paulo Esparteiro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dario Giorgio during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dario Giorgio hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eugenio Bozzo got free with Paulo Esparteiro in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Gabriele in the 45th minute of play forced Delta FS's goalkeeper Paulo Esparteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo Esparteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anselmo Gabriele, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santoryu FC's Camillo Marcantonio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Marques in the 47th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Anselmo Gabriele to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Bianco Silvagni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulo Esparteiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anselmo Gabriele in the 54th minute of play. Santoryu FC's Camillo Marcantonio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Santoryu FC from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Santoryu FC's Bianco Silvagni got a free kick in the 58th minute. After a rather tough play, Delta FS's Reginaldo Ornelas got a free kick in the 69th minute. 83 minutes into the game, Anselmo Gabriele cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Paulo Esparteiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Paulo Esparteiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anselmo Gabriele, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Delta FS's goalkeeper Paulo Esparteiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alexander Grieco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Paulo Esparteiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 92 played minutes Santoryu FC got a freekick which was hit by Eugenio Bozzo. Patrício Saldanha's late challenge caught a Santoryu FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patrício Saldanha helped the player get up and apologised. Patrício Saldanha kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Camillo Marcantonio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Oliveira in the 95th minute of play. Santoryu FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.