U18 World League

Gigante de Playmobil
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rene Frances started the match with the kick off. In the 6th match minute, Toni Kroos MGZ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evaristo Loureiro to maneuver through the defense. Tomás Arósio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rene Frances, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Nico Godoi hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Tomás Arósio made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Rene Frances sent off a good shot on target. Téo Paraíba kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. If Victorino Urre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the game, Paulão Aguiar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Toni Kroos MGZ™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Los Playmobil FC the free kick. Paulão Aguiar hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 19 minutes in the game, Rene Frances fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Tomás Arósio having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Paulão Aguiar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Esteban Brun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rene Frances could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Tomás Arósio made a huge save. When Roberto Bittencourt fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Toni Kroos MGZ™'s protests and gave Roberto Bittencourt a yellow card for diving instead. After 36 played minutes Toni Kroos MGZ™ got a freekick which was hit by Roberto Bittencourt. In the 39th minute of the match, Rene Frances got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tomás Arósio was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Tomás Arósio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santos Ilazki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Toni Kroos MGZ™'s Tomás Arósio got control of the ball when Santos Ilazki tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roberto Bittencourt to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Victorino Urre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Arósio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Toni Kroos MGZ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Santos Ilazki came free, but Tomás Arósio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Roberto Bittencourt came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Toni Kroos MGZ™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Roberto Bittencourt couldn't finish the play. In the 65th minute, Roberto Bittencourt 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roberto Bittencourt got free with Severo Berdaitz in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 79th match minute, Toni Kroos MGZ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evaristo Loureiro to maneuver through the defense. Tomás Arósio came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Los Playmobil FC's Rene Frances. But to his dismay, Rene Frances quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0.