U18 World League

ARENA MINEIRA
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Luis Raphael made the kick off and thus started the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Tião Castro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Valentin Delfino. That made the score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Quemeros's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Coelho came free, but Valentin Delfino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valério Dionísio kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Valentin Delfino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celsinho Koehler in the 14th minute of play. Tião Castro succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 15th playminute. In the 19th minute Erik Coelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentin Delfino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Quemeros's Isidro Silban got a free kick in the 21st minute. After 23 minutes of play, COURO COME FC's Tião Castro made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valentin Delfino was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 29th minute Erik Coelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentin Delfino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luis Raphael during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Luis Raphael hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Quemeros's Isidro Silban got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Quemeros's Valentin Delfino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubinho Tavares in the 34th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tião Castro got free with Valentin Delfino in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rubinho Tavares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Delfino having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tião Castro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Quemeros booed when COURO COME FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antônio Tasso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erik Coelho took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valentin Delfino. Valentin Delfino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Quemeros's Valentin Delfino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antônio Tasso in the 58th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Tião Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valentin Delfino was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Rubinho Tavares took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valentin Delfino. Valentin Delfino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Valentin Delfino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antônio Tasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 73rd minute, Tião Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The COURO COME FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Valentin Delfino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celsinho Koehler, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute, Erik Coelho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valentin Delfino was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. In the 83rd minute, Tião Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The COURO COME FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. Valentin Delfino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Coelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valentin Delfino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Coelho in the 87th minute of the match. Valentin Delfino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Coelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, Tião Castro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valentin Delfino. Quemeros's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tião Castro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-0. Celedonio Iago charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Celedonio Iago the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When the referee ended the match the COURO COME FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.