U18 World League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carolo Isidor started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Ronaldão Mazza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benicio Senen. AFC FUSION's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronaldão Mazza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Bebeto Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carolo Isidor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Milanis E.C.'s Bebeto Britto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Milanis E.C. from getting a goal against them. Bebeto Britto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carolo Isidor's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Benicio Senen came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Milanis E.C.'s Zé Carlos da Cunha. But to his dismay, Zé Carlos da Cunha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Benicio Senen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto das Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Severino Cibran kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Benicio Senen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Carlos da Cunha in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chicão Matorin in the 29th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Benicio Senen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabiano de Sousa charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabiano de Sousa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fabiano de Sousa hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. A collision led to Milanis E.C. getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Zé Carlos da Cunha hit a great ball. Benicio Senen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Carlos da Cunha in the 38th minute of the match. Benicio Senen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldão Mazza in the 39th minute of play. Carolo Isidor was extremely unlucky when he, in the 40th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Paulão Porto kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Carmelo Brais hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Ramiro Arnalt hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Chicão Matorin came free, but Benicio Senen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulão Porto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Benicio Senen came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Milanis E.C.'s Zé Carlos da Cunha. But to his dismay, Zé Carlos da Cunha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 58th minute Paulão Porto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benicio Senen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Milanis E.C. getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Ian Azevedo hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute, Ramiro Arnalt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Augusto das Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Gonsalve to maneuver through the defense. Benicio Senen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulão Porto in the 68th minute of play. AFC FUSION's Benicio Senen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save AFC FUSION from getting a goal against them. In the 70th minute, Severino Cibran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciro Lando's late challenge caught a Milanis E.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ciro Lando helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Ciro Lando hit a great ball. 90 minutes into the game, Milanis E.C.'s Chicão Matorin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benicio Senen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Bebeto Britto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carolo Isidor in the 95th minute of the match. The AFC FUSION fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Milanis E.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.