U18 World League

Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Oscar Blai might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gino Britto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oscar Blai ran back to his position shaking his head. After 5 played minutes Cardiff City FC got a freekick which was hit by Blas Evangelista. Oswaldo Peres could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Filomeno Rencio made a huge save. 15 minutes into the game, Oscar Blai was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cardiff City FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Que se abra o mar the free kick. Oscar Blai kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th match minute, Que se abra o mar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christiano Quirino to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas Evangelista in the 17th minute of play forced Que se abra o mar's goalkeeper Gino Britto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Carlos Varela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Filomeno Rencio was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. 23 minutes into the match, Cardiff City FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Varela came free, but Filomeno Rencio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Que se abra o mar's Gino Britto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efrain Mark in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Hipolito Teyo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Duda Camargo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Cardiff City FC booed when Que se abra o mar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marquinhos Vinhas didn't get a good kick on the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Que se abra o mar's goal looked a bit too open when Oscar Blai came free, but Gino Britto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Efrain Mark managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cardiff City FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Efrain Mark was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gino Britto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Efrain Mark sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Que se abra o mar's goalkeeper Gino Britto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marquinhos Vinhas kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Cardiff City FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Varela came free, but Filomeno Rencio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute, Carlos Varela ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Filomeno Rencio was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Varela to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Ulises Bidari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Que se abra o mar defense, Blas Evangelista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gino Britto. The Que se abra o mar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gino Britto should have stopped the shot. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 67th minute of the game. One of Que se abra o mar:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Cardiff City FC:s goal. The referee gave Cardiff City FC a penalty, 68 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Oscar Blai, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Que se abra o mar's Gino Britto. 1-2. Efrain Mark sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Carlos Varela put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Filomeno Rencio. After some careless play in the Cardiff City FC defense, Carlos Varela kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Filomeno Rencio. The Cardiff City FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Filomeno Rencio should have stopped the shot. In the 87th match minute, Cardiff City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hipolito Teyo to maneuver through the defense. Oswaldo Peres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Filomeno Rencio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oswaldo Peres in the 98th minute of play. There was no doubt that Que se abra o mar were the better team. Que se abra o mar's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.