U18 World League

ifood Arena
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lino Diniz got the match started through his kick off. Marcel Carioca in the 11thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marciano Xacintu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavio Luken in the 17th minute of play forced Rapinantes F.C.'s goalkeeper Alfredo Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marciano Xacintu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Diniz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cervezanegra A.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 21st minute, when Lino Diniz scored to the left of an out of position Marciano Xacintu, making the score, 2-0. Octavio Luken took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alfredo Couto. Alfredo Couto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 28th minute, Lino Diniz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfredo Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavino Rico in the 30th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Rapinantes F.C.'s Marcel Carioca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marciano Xacintu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavio Luken in the 43rd minute of play forced Rapinantes F.C.'s goalkeeper Alfredo Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marciano Xacintu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcel Carioca in the 44th minute. The supporters of Rapinantes F.C. booed when Cervezanegra A.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavio Luken didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Octavio Luken was the one to do the kick off. Lino Diniz kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Rapinantes F.C.'s Alfredo Couto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Rapinantes F.C. from getting a goal against them. Marciano Xacintu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Carioca in the 58th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Lino Diniz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marciano Xacintu was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Diniz in the 61st minute of play forced Cervezanegra A.C.'s goalkeeper Marciano Xacintu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcel Carioca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Marciano Xacintu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Rossi charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Rossi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Rapinantes F.C. getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Pedro Rossi hit a great ball. Marciano Xacintu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel Carioca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Marcel Carioca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th match minute, Cervezanegra A.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Atauri to maneuver through the defense. Alfredo Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavio Luken in the 77th minute of the match. In the 79th minute Octavio Luken shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Couto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute, Marcel Carioca made a precise shot to the right of Marciano Xacintu. Cervezanegra A.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Lino Diniz scored 4-2 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marciano Xacintu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marcel Carioca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marciano Xacintu having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Marcel Carioca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rapinantes F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. The supporters of Rapinantes F.C. booed when Cervezanegra A.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Atauri didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Cervezanegra A.C. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rapinantes F.C..