U18 World League

Stadium Zemantauskas
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Amílton Ferreira kicked off to start the match. Almir Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikolas Ariztimuño, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Cleiton Xavier hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Téo Luz hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Joel de Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Mikolas Ariztimuño put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Almir Cruz. In the 29th minute, Joel de Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Almir Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikolas Ariztimuño in the 39th minute of the match. After 40 minutes, Amílton Ferreira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zemantauskas FC and the ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 40 played minutes Zemantauskas FC got a freekick which was hit by Amílton Ferreira. 43 minutes into the match, Zemantauskas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bernabel Iruleta came free, but Almir Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Almir Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikolas Ariztimuño in the 45th minute of play. After the first half ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Mikolas Ariztimuño made the kick off in the second half. Almir Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Froilan Guibar in the 51st minute of the match. Almir Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Froilan Guibar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Amílton Ferreira was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 53 minutes had been played. 56 minutes into the game, Mikolas Ariztimuño cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Almir Cruz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleiton Xavier in the 59th minute of play forced ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's goalkeeper Luís Mejia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Almir Cruz made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Mikolas Ariztimuño sent off a good shot on target. When Rubens Reis fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zemantauskas FC's protests and gave Rubens Reis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd minute, Rubens Reis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's Lertxun Guezmes shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 62nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Almir Cruz but with some difficulty. Almir Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Froilan Guibar, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Joel de Senna charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joel de Senna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joel de Senna kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Lertxun Guezmes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 66th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Almir Cruz. Zemantauskas FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ booed when Zemantauskas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel de Senna didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Reimundo Ceja fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's protests and gave Reimundo Ceja a yellow card for diving instead. 78 minutes into the game, Lertxun Guezmes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zemantauskas FC the free kick. 82 minutes into the game, Tiaguinho Carneiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zemantauskas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ the free kick. 81 minutes into the game, one of Zemantauskas FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Su Cabrero struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Almir Cruz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ. Almir Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Froilan Guibar in the 88th minute of the match. A collision led to Zemantauskas FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Joel de Senna hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute of the match Lertxun Guezmes shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Almir Cruz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.