U18 World League

ESTADIO LIBERTADORES
Spectators: 7660 (Terracing: 5747, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) In the 10th match minute, O MOTIVO ⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Válter Mattos to maneuver through the defense. Dida Braga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Travis Cuevas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marquis Hawthorne kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Brendon Ramos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válter Mattos in the 15th minute of the match. Celsinho Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Dida Braga threw himself towards the right post 22 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Travis Cuevas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Brendon Ramos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vágner Recife in the 24th minute of play. Marquis Hawthorne kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goal looked a bit too open when Vágner Recife came free, but Brendon Ramos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fábio Simão in the 40th minute of play forced DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Brendon Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Travis Cuevas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Dida Braga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO booed when O MOTIVO ⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artur Tasso didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Glen Hawk was the one to do the kick off. Dida Braga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Travis Cuevas in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Válter Mattos made a precise shot to the right of Brendon Ramos. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 60th minute, Fábio Simão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Glen Hawk's late challenge caught a O MOTIVO ⚽'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Glen Hawk helped the player get up and apologised. Glen Hawk kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. With 65 minutes on the clock, Milton Arthur commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 64 minutes into the game, one of DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Brendon Ramos, was totally fooled by O MOTIVO ⚽'s Celsinho Magalhães, who 67 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 71st match minute, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxwell Buckner to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute, Válter Mattos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brendon Ramos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovânio de Senna in the 79th minute of the match. Celsinho Magalhães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brendon Ramos having to interfere. Brendon Ramos made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Válter Mattos sent off a good shot on target. Brendon Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Válter Mattos, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the match was over O MOTIVO ⚽ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO throughout the match.