U18 World League

Amaraji
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Zé Roberto Chaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Maher in the 5th minute of the match. Zé Roberto Chaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvin Santiago in the 18th minute of the match. 23 minutes into the game, Claude Tuttle cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Zé Roberto Chaves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 32 minutes into the match, União Agrícola Barbarense's goal looked a bit too open when Claude Tuttle came free, but Zé Roberto Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 36 minutes, Gerard Reed mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cosmos Soccer Club and the União Agrícola Barbarense players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 36 played minutes Cosmos Soccer Club got a freekick which was hit by Gerard Reed. Vladimir Valadares, 37 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as União Agrícola Barbarense's Allan Mendes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Quintin Saldana. That made the score 1-2 after 41 minutes of play. In the 45th minute, Jonah Dobbs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 48 minutes into the match, União Agrícola Barbarense's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Maher came free, but Zé Roberto Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 53rd minute, Dorian Campidelis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Quintin Saldana was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. The supporters of Cosmos Soccer Club booed when União Agrícola Barbarense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Natanael Velasco didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute Allan Mendes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Quintin Saldana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Quintin Saldana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Mendes in the 67th minute of play. 69 minutes into the game, União Agrícola Barbarense's Allan Mendes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Quintin Saldana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. In the 74th minute, Allan Mendes made a precise shot to the right of Quintin Saldana. Cosmos Soccer Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. Quintin Saldana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorian Campidelis, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Dorian Campidelis took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Quintin Saldana. Quintin Saldana dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-2. After a rather tough play, União Agrícola Barbarense's Doriva Macedo got a free kick in the 84th minute. The audience was convinced that Marcus Maher's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zé Roberto Chaves was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Delfim Melo during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, União Agrícola Barbarense's Delfim Melo got a free kick in the 86th minute. A collision led to União Agrícola Barbarense getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Dieguinho Toscano hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Dieguinho Toscano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alvin Santiago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cosmos Soccer Club's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.