U18 World League

Alejandro Villanueva
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Quintyn Odoardo took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldinho Cosme in the 14th minute of play forced Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s goalkeeper Gotzon Ecija to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th match minute, Deportivo Alianza Lima. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Uriel Mayorga to maneuver through the defense. Tolino Valda charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tolino Valda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s zone, Ronaldinho Cosme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gotzon Ecija came out of the goal and Ronaldinho Cosme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Michel Bastos's late challenge caught a Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Michel Bastos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st minute, Michel Bastos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ademir Senna charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ademir Senna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Palmeiras's Ademir Senna got a free kick in the 25th minute. After a rather tough play, Palmeiras's Erasmo Correia got a free kick in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Téo Trancoso in the 35th minute of play forced Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s goalkeeper Gotzon Ecija to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ellande Cuñat kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s Danel Tovar got a free kick in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldinho Cosme in the 37th minute of play forced Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s goalkeeper Gotzon Ecija to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Palmeiras's goalkeeper Márcio Freitas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Uriel Mayorga.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ronaldinho Cosme stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ademir Senna came free, but Gotzon Ecija reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Ademir Senna got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Téo Trancoso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palmeiras's supporters rose to their feet, but Téo Trancoso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gotzon Ecija breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gotzon Ecija was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Ademir Senna capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ademir Senna really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Gotzon Ecija showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldinho Cosme, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. With a little luck, Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s Gotzon Ecija got control of the ball when Ademir Senna tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quintyn Odoardo in the 80th minute of play forced Palmeiras's goalkeeper Márcio Freitas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s zone, Ronaldinho Cosme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gotzon Ecija came out of the goal and Ronaldinho Cosme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 87th minute of the match, Ronaldinho Cosme tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gotzon Ecija saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 89th minute, Palmeiras's Ronaldinho Cosme dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Palmeiras's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.