U18 World League

Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Roberto Bittencourt made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Bittencourt in the 4th minute of play forced Ψ virgen Ψ's goalkeeper Julian Unai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomás Arósio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Galoer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 12 played minutes Toni Kroos MGZ™ got a freekick which was hit by Vito Alagoano. The supporters of Ψ virgen Ψ booed when Toni Kroos MGZ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vito Alagoano didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Toni Kroos MGZ™'s zone, Mariano Galoer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomás Arósio came out of the goal and Mariano Galoer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roberto Bittencourt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julian Unai having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Toni Kroos MGZ™'s Andrézinho Rossi got a free kick in the 19th minute. After some careless play in the Toni Kroos MGZ™ defense, Mariano Galoer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomás Arósio. The Toni Kroos MGZ™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomás Arósio should have stopped the shot. In the 25th minute Roberto Bittencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Unai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute, Vito Alagoano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 35 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Toni Kroos MGZ™!

In the 53rd minute, Mariano Galoer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ψ virgen Ψ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. After 57 played minutes Toni Kroos MGZ™ got a freekick which was hit by Paulão Aguiar. In the 58th minute of the match Alejandro Benino sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tomás Arósio skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Modesto Baraquiel in the 64th minute of play forced Toni Kroos MGZ™'s goalkeeper Tomás Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nico Godoi's late challenge caught a Ψ virgen Ψ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nico Godoi helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Toni Kroos MGZ™ getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Vito Alagoano hit a great ball. In the 71st minute, Téo Paraíba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Mariano Galoer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomás Arósio was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Elias Senen struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Tomás Arósio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ψ virgen Ψ. Mariano Galoer struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Tomás Arósio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ψ virgen Ψ. After having played for 86 minutes, Elias Senen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ψ virgen Ψ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elias Senen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Roberto Bittencourt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Julian Unai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ψ virgen Ψ had played much better football throughout.