U18 World League

La Caldera
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Eusebio Paskal made the kick off and thus started the match. Salmuera CP's Carmelo Nikola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hernani Sá in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Bernardo Pereira 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. Anacleto Astudillo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tostão Soeiro came out and tried to block the shot, but Anacleto Astudillo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. In the 13th minute, Marcinho Donato left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Carmelo Nikola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcinho Donato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 22 minutes of play, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Ian Netto made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carmelo Nikola was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ian Netto during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Ian Netto got a free kick in the 27th minute. Carmelo Nikola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcinho Donato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carmelo Nikola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcinho Donato, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Ian Netto struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Carmelo Nikola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcinho Donato in the 35th minute of play forced Salmuera CP's goalkeeper Carmelo Nikola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carmelo Nikola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcinho Donato, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Ian Netto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Salmuera CP's zone, Hernani Sá stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carmelo Nikola came out of the goal and Hernani Sá tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcinho Donato was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Hernani Sá hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd minute of the match Samuel Gorbea sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tostão Soeiro skillfully saved the ball. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Tostão Soeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebio Paskal in the 59th minute of play. Hernani Sás short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Carmelo Nikola to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Carmelo Nikola made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Hernani Sá sent off a good shot on target. Anacleto Astudillo hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Carmelo Nikola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcinho Donato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 72 minutes of play, Salmuera CP's Anacleto Astudillo made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tostão Soeiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Victorino Hechter during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Salmuera CP getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Victorino Hechter hit a great ball. A long shot from Perivaldo Nóbrega in the 81st minute of play was well struck, but Carmelo Nikola made a really good save at the right post. The supporters of Salmuera CP booed when THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hernani Sá didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Salmuera CP getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Anacleto Astudillo hit a great ball. The Salmuera CP supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's performance. The match ended with a win for THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ.