U18 World League

Arena Umarizal
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonathan Beltran started the match with the kick off. Kauan Pires fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Calixto having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, Road To Glory's goal looked a bit too open when Hamílton Baptista came free, but Tomás Calixto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Kauan Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 12th minute, Hamílton Baptista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute, Jorge Presebal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Road To Glory fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Frank Paulista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Calixto having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Kauan Pires left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ✪ XV de Umarizal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Rafa Pitta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Beltran in the 28th minute of play. Rafa Pitta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Ireno in the 29th minute of the match. Rafa Pitta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Beltran in the 38th minute of play. If Kauan Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Road To Glory's Tomás Calixto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Paulista in the 48th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Paulista to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Road To Glory was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emilio Ireno to maneuver through the defense. Tomás Calixto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Paulista, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Frank Paulista notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Road To Glory's Tomás Calixto. Tomás Calixto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jorge Presebal received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rafa Pitta came out and tried to block the shot, but Jorge Presebal slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 60th minute. Road To Glory's Tomás Calixto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Paulista in the 65th minute of play. Kauan Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anselmo Simão during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rafa Pitta was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Justino Raulo. Rafa Pitta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Presebal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 73 minutes, Hipolito Figueroa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Road To Glory and the ✪ XV de Umarizal players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kauan Pires received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Tomás Calixto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85th match minute, ✪ XV de Umarizal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamílton Baptista to maneuver through the defense. 88 minutes into the match, ✪ XV de Umarizal's goalkeeper Rafa Pitta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonathan Beltran. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nelsinho Bastos during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Road To Glory booed when ✪ XV de Umarizal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nelsinho Bastos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, ✪ XV de Umarizal's João Adolfo Simão got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Gilberto Domingues received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rafa Pitta came out and tried to block the shot, but Gilberto Domingues slotted it home off the left post making it 3-3 in the 95th minute. The Road To Glory players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented ✪ XV de Umarizal from taking control. The game ends in a draw.