U18 World League

Arena Demarchi
Spectators: 7624 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alexsandro Britto started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Luiz Fernando Figueiredo got control of the ball when Kléber Queirós tried to sneak it across the goal line. Adalberto Veloso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Saldanha having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Kléber Queirós ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 16 minutes into the match, Squadra Demarchi's goal looked a bit too open when Matías de Moraes came free, but Oscar Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of S.C. Corinthians Paulista booed when Squadra Demarchi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexsandro Britto didn't get a good kick on the ball. João Francisco Domingues charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Francisco Domingues the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. João Francisco Domingues hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. The supporters of S.C. Corinthians Paulista booed when Squadra Demarchi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sérgio Batista didn't get a good kick on the ball. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Luiz Fernando Figueiredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexsandro Britto in the 29th minute of play. Adalberto Veloso, 33 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 35th match minute, Squadra Demarchi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nelson Vidal to maneuver through the defense. 37 minutes into the match, Kléber Queirós notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Luiz Fernando Figueiredo. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Luiz Fernando Figueiredo got control of the ball when Kléber Queirós tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 44 minutes, Giuseppe Guerra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.C. Corinthians Paulista and the Squadra Demarchi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Giuseppe Guerra hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Squadra Demarchi's Kléber Queirós got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Matías de Moraes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee felt a red card was in order, 50 minutes into the game, when Ciro Castro put in a rough tackle. After 53 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Pereira. If Diego da Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Luiz Fernando Figueiredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kléber Queirós in the 58th minute of play. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Luiz Fernando Figueiredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kléber Queirós in the 60th minute of play. Matías de Moraes's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Oscar Saldanha firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 71st match minute, S.C. Corinthians Paulista was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renatinho Ramalho to maneuver through the defense. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kléber Queirós in the 73rd minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Renatinho Ramalho. Nelson Vidal hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute of the match Adalberto Veloso shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Oscar Saldanha showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With 81 minutes on the clock, João Francisco Domingues commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ernesto Pereira during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Squadra Demarchi's Ernesto Pereira got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Oscar Saldanha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matías de Moraes in the 85th minute. A collision led to S.C. Corinthians Paulista getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Eusébio Soeiro hit a great ball. After 89 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Pereira. Squadra Demarchi's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.