U18 World League

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Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Reinaldo Saldanha started the match with the kick off. Diguinho da Rocha did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Fabricio Torres 3 minutes into the match. Fabricio Torres was a little too slow when Reinaldo Saldanha got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 3-0. After 16 played minutes Sacando del Medio got a freekick which was hit by Higinio Isias. Sandro Tasso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisito Raebert, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. When Reinaldo Saldanha came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Militros F.C. 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 Reinaldo Saldanha couldn't finish the play. 33 minutes into the game, Evaristo Berasko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sacando del Medio's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Militros F.C. the free kick. Fabricio Torres was a little too slow when Reinaldo Saldanha got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 4-1. Nemesio Emeterio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sandro Tasso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. When Rodrigo Elorri fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sacando del Medio's protests and gave Rodrigo Elorri a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Militros F.C. booed when Sacando del Medio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodrigo Elorri didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luisito Raebert was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Luisito Raebert took a quick shot and it went in 4-2 without a chance for Sandro Tasso to make any attempt to save it. In the 56th minute, Samuca Recife hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reinaldo Saldanha kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Sandro Tasso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nemesio Emeterio, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Militros F.C.'s goalkeeper Sandro Tasso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luisito Raebert. Diguinho da Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Fabricio Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Militros F.C.'s Reinaldo Saldanha got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Militros F.C.'s Reinaldo Saldanha got a free kick in the 79th minute. If Reinaldo Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diguinho da Rocha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabricio Torres read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. After 84 minutes, Igor Meirelles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Militros F.C. and the Sacando del Medio players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 85 played minutes Militros F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Igor Meirelles. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Diguinho da Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Militros F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Diguinho da Rocha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabricio Torres breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Igor Meirelles 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. Militros F.C.'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.