U18 World League

Morumbi de Uberaba
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Edson Futebol Clube's Jânio Saldanha started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Domingo Maria made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rui de Queirós in the 3rd minute. Edson Futebol Clube's Ramiro Saraiva was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 5th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. José Vítor Barros kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Arlindo Goiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Etxahun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Caetano Nunes hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Arlindo Goiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Rito in the 17th minute of the match. With a little luck, LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's Domingo Maria got control of the ball when Jânio Saldanha tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jânio Saldanha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Domingo Maria made a huge save. Arlindo Goiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saverio Caradaro in the 26th minute of play. Caetano Nunes's late challenge caught a LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Caetano Nunes helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Edson Futebol Clube's Caetano Nunes got a free kick in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Rito in the 31st minute of play forced Edson Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Arlindo Goiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Saverio Caradaro notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Edson Futebol Clube's Arlindo Goiano. Arlindo Goiano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Ramiro Saraiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 39 minutes into the match, LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's goal looked a bit too open when Ramiro Saraiva came free, but Domingo Maria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arlindo Goiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saverio Caradaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. During the 45th minute of the match Caetano Nunes completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Caetano Nunes a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Caetano Nunes hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Saverio Caradaro made a kick off. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Edson Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Arlindo Goiano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Felippe Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pablo Etxahun scored 1-2 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arlindo Goiano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Edson Futebol Clube's Agostinho Brodel in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's goalie prevented a goal. Pablo Etxahun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 78 minutes into the game, one of LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Edson Futebol Clube a penalty, 80 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Felippe Medeiros, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's Domingo Maria. 2-2. When Saverio Caradaro fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's protests and gave Saverio Caradaro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 88th match minute, LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saverio Caradaro to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP defense, Rui de Queirós kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Domingo Maria. The LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Domingo Maria should have stopped the shot. 99 minutes into the match, Edson Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Simon Rito came free, but Arlindo Goiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 100 minutes Edson Futebol Clube's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Amado Tome who took care of the corner kick. Edson Futebol Clube's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.