U18 World League

ARENA DO Ó
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Thiago Britto made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to ❤GinchanelManu13❤ getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Dennis Marulli hit a great ball. Qijua F.C's Thiago Britto was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 6th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The supporters of ❤GinchanelManu13❤ booed when Qijua F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Carlos Albuquerque didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ciro Cavallaro during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ciro Cavallaro kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. A hard shot by Gildo Mendonça from long distance, 21 minutes into the match, got Cesare Rigoni's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. ❤GinchanelManu13❤'s Cesare Rigoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique Munhoz in the 23rd minute of play. Frank Biscotti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute, Amerigo Gelsomini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ❤GinchanelManu13❤ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 33rd minute, Didi Gattoni 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. Cesare Rigoni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thiago Britto in the 36th minute. Cesare Rigoni made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Enrique Munhoz sent off a good shot on target. Hélio de Castro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Didi Gattoni's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Didi Gattoni made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Zé Carlos Albuquerque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Qijua F.C's Hélio de Castro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Qijua F.C from getting a goal against them. Amerigo Gelsomini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Hélio de Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Didi Gattoni in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hélio de Castro saved Qijua F.C from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Didi Gattoni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hélio de Castro was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. In the 59thth minute of the game Didi Gattoni who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Qijua F.C's Hélio de Castro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 62 minutes into the match, ❤GinchanelManu13❤'s goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Britto came free, but Cesare Rigoni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Didi Gattoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hélio de Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Didi Gattoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, Frank Biscotti reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hélio de Castro. The goal made the score 2-2. Didi Gattoni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hélio de Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amerigo Gelsomini in the 84th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Amerigo Gelsomini took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Hélio de Castro to make any attempt to save it. After 91 minutes, João Adolfo Lopez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Qijua F.C and the ❤GinchanelManu13❤ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Qijua F.C getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. João Adolfo Lopez hit a great ball. Aurelio Gabriele was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 92nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Didi Gattoni in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hélio de Castro saved Qijua F.C from getting behind. Didi Gattoni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The ❤GinchanelManu13❤ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.