U18 World League

ECS Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jorge Jerico started the match with the kick off. When Paulo José Borges came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the ECS FK 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 Paulo José Borges couldn't finish the play. Marcelino Erauso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo José Borges in the 19th minute of the match. The supporters of JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS booed when ECS FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Augusto Pirani didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Patrick de Salles from long distance, 26 minutes into the match, got Marcelino Erauso's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Paulo José Borges managed to get in a good position for a shot. ECS FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo José Borges was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelino Erauso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Hipolito Abadie managed to get in a good position for a shot. JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS's supporters rose to their feet, but Hipolito Abadie was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Ortiz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Júlio Vianna during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Jorge Jerico came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS 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 Jorge Jerico couldn't finish the play. Paulo José Borges took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcelino Erauso. Marcelino Erauso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paulo José Borges was the one to do the kick off. After 55 minutes, Cristian Amor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS and the ECS FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of ECS FK booed when JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Amor didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Jorge Jerico kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Emanuel Ortiz. That made the score 1-1 in the 64 minute of play. Zé Augusto Pirani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zé Augusto Pirani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelino Erauso having to interfere. A collision led to ECS FK getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Júlio Vianna hit a great ball. Hipolito Abadie took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emanuel Ortiz. Emanuel Ortiz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After a rather tough play, ECS FK's Patrick de Salles got a free kick in the 79th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eleuterio Carlomagno got free with Emanuel Ortiz in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 86 minutes into the match, ECS FK's goalkeeper Emanuel Ortiz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jorge Jerico. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo José Borges in the 87th minute of play forced JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS's goalkeeper Marcelino Erauso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 92 played minutes ECS FK got a freekick which was hit by Zé Augusto Pirani. Paulo José Borges hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. After having played for 96 minutes, Jorge Jerico managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Jerico was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The ECS FK fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. JENIZAROS NEGROS PUNTANOS were clearly better and deserved to take the win.