U18 World League

Arena Demarchi
Spectators: 7567 (Terracing: 5676, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Diguinho Nunes started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Toa Toa 4EVER getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Jairo Quintal hit a great ball. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diguinho Nunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Freitas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kléber Queirós, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. A collision led to Squadra Demarchi getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Sérgio Batista hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Alexsandro Britto kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving João Freitas. That made the score 2-0 in the 16 minute of play. João Freitas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kléber Queirós went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Quintal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 23 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Sérgio Batista. In the 26th minute, Walmyr Cardoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute Jairo Quintal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Belmiro Bertassi in the 34th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Squadra Demarchi's Samuel Ribeiro. In the 36th minute, Squadra Demarchi's Kléber Queirós dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. Mané Xavier hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, Ernesto Pereira reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of João Freitas. The goal made the score 5-0. 45 minutes into the match, Alexsandro Britto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of João Freitas, 6-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alexsandro Britto made a kick off. A collision led to Squadra Demarchi getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Samuel Ribeiro hit a great ball. 52 minutes into the match, Toa Toa 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Kléber Queirós came free, but João Freitas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the game, Kléber Queirós cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. João Freitas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 61st minute, Kléber Queirós ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Freitas was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. Toa Toa 4EVER's João Freitas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kléber Queirós in the 66th minute of play. João Freitas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute, Doriva Alves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Freitas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. João Freitas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kléber Queirós in the 72nd minute of the match. The Squadra Demarchi fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when Squadra Demarchi's Kléber Queirós looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 9-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. João Freitas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kléber Queirós in the 77th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Toa Toa 4EVER defense, Kléber Queirós kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of João Freitas. The Toa Toa 4EVER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that João Freitas should have stopped the shot. João Freitas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Pereira in the 95th minute of play.