U18 World League

Zinho de Oliveira
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sid Park took the kick off in the first half of the match. Max Gilespie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teofilo Johans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diego Handi kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremy McQuartie in the 4th minute of play forced ToCoTaN FC's goalkeeper Carolo Sasoin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Gavião Kyikatejê's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo Ikatz came free, but Max Gilespie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 9 minutes, Saturnino Gudesteo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ToCoTaN FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Saturnino Gudesteo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Gavião Kyikatejê booed when ToCoTaN FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvio Elia didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rod Reidfurd got free with Carolo Sasoin in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Gavião Kyikatejê's Ewan Hughes in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ToCoTaN FC's goalie prevented a goal. If Rod Reidfurd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carolo Sasoin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henry Frew in the 21st minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, ToCoTaN FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rod Reidfurd came free, but Carolo Sasoin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Ikatz in the 26th minute of play forced Gavião Kyikatejê's goalkeeper Max Gilespie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Max Gilespie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Ikatz in the 28th minute of the match. Jeronimo Ihazintu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Max Gilespie having to interfere. Carolo Sasoin made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Ewan Hughes sent off a good shot on target. 41 minutes into the match, Eduardo Ikatz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Max Gilespie. Gavião Kyikatejê's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eduardo Ikatz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. ToCoTaN FC's Carolo Sasoin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Frew in the 45th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eduardo Ikatz to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in ToCoTaN FC's zone, Henry Frew stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carolo Sasoin came out of the goal and Henry Frew tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carolo Sasoin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rod Reidfurd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Max Gilespie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Ikatz, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Gavião Kyikatejê's Max Gilespie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofilo Johans in the 67th minute of play. Mariano Rio's late challenge caught a Gavião Kyikatejê's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mariano Rio helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ToCoTaN FC's Mariano Rio got a free kick in the 70th minute. Silvio Elia kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Carolo Sasoin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henry Frew, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute of the match Gavião Kyikatejê got a corner. ToCoTaN FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Henry Simpson ran over to the corner to take the kick. Carolo Sasoin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rod Reidfurd in the 81st minute of play. A collision led to ToCoTaN FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Jeronimo Ihazintu hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute of the match Henry Simpson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carolo Sasoin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 84th minute Ewan Hughes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carolo Sasoin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henry Frew fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carolo Sasoin having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ToCoTaN FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.