U18 World League

Old School Stadium
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Tony Ribeiro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Cestarolli FC's Walmir Valle got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Tony Ribeiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Segundo Oinatz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tony Ribeiro ran back to his position shaking his head. Segundo Oinatz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Segundo Oinatz came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Cestarolli FC's Walmir Valle. But to his dismay, Walmir Valle quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Laércio de Almeida was a little too slow when Enzo Arotza got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 1-1. Segundo Oinatz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Segundo Oinatz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tony Ribeiro in the 29th minute of play. A collision led to Punk Fiction getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Baltasar Ofelio hit a great ball. The supporters of Cestarolli FC booed when Punk Fiction was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobias Jeraldo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Enzo Arotza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Patricio Sugoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laércio de Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute, Cestarolli FC's William Proença seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed William Proença the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Cestarolli FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and William Proença had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 58th minute of the game. One of Cestarolli FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Punk Fiction:s goal. Laércio de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Arotza in the 67th minute of the match. Efrain Cefero hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 75th match minute, Punk Fiction was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltasar Ofelio to maneuver through the defense. Punk Fiction's Segundo Oinatz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateus Batista in the 76th minute of play. Segundo Oinatz was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Tony Ribeiro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tony Ribeiro really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Laércio de Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enzo Arotza, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After a rather tough play, Cestarolli FC's Walmir Valle got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 91stth minute Patricio Sugoi beautifully dribbled past Cestarolli FC's defense and it looked for a moment as a certain goal, but Laércio de Almeida pulled off a phantom save to prevent the ball from scoring on his left hand side. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.