U18 World League

Ernesto Che Guevara
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Raul Gonçalves kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Frente Revolucionario F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Gonçalves came free, but Hector Dely reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hector Dely showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raul Gonçalves in the 5th minute of the match. Hector Dely took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raul Gonçalves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Família Ressaca MZ's Dedê Duarte got a free kick in the 7th minute. Jose Zapata charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jose Zapata the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Família Ressaca MZ booed when Frente Revolucionario F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Zapata didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vitinho Fontes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rigoberto Espino in the 13th minute. Rigoberto Espino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Totin Herbruger's late challenge caught a Família Ressaca MZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Totin Herbruger helped the player get up and apologised. In the 15th minute, Totin Herbruger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Frente Revolucionario F.C getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Mario Garcia De Paredes hit a great ball. Hector Dely showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Maciel, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Rigoberto Espino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Vitinho Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francesco Orozco received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vitinho Fontes came out and tried to block the shot, but Francesco Orozco slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 26th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francesco Orozco got free with Vitinho Fontes in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vitinho Fontes made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Rigoberto Espino sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Franklin Chavez got free with Vitinho Fontes in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 42nd minute, Frente Revolucionario F.C's Mario Garcia De Paredes seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mario Garcia De Paredes the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Frente Revolucionario F.C protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mario Garcia De Paredes had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Vitinho Fontes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francesco Orozco in the 48th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Francesco Orozco was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Família Ressaca MZ's goal looked a bit too open when Francesco Orozco came free, but Vitinho Fontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Família Ressaca MZ's Vitinho Fontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andres Lozano in the 55th minute of play. Hector Dely was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Raul Gonçalves showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 56 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raul Gonçalves got free with Hector Dely in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hector Dely took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raul Gonçalves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francesco Orozco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Vitinho Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 70 played minutes, Frente Revolucionario F.C's Martín Arauz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vitinho Fontes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Frente Revolucionario F.C reached it. Rigoberto Espino struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Vitinho Fontes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Frente Revolucionario F.C. Vitinho Fontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andres Lozano in the 73rd minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Alexis Morales had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vitinho Fontes. Família Ressaca MZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexis Morales was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. When Alexis Morales fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Frente Revolucionario F.C's protests and gave Alexis Morales a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Frente Revolucionario F.C getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Alexis Morales hit a great ball. Hector Dely made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Celsinho Vidal sent off a good shot on target. Francesco Orozco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Vitinho Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Narciso Azevedo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hector Dely. That made the score 2-2 in the 92 minute of play. Andres Lozano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitinho Fontes having to interfere. The Família Ressaca MZ players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Frente Revolucionario F.C from taking control. The game ends in a draw.