U18 World League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Rogério Apalanga charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rogério Apalanga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 4 minutes into the match, Virgilio Oinaz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Delmano Dos Santos. Set Fire's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Virgilio Oinaz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgilio Oinaz in the 9th minute of play forced Set Fire's goalkeeper Delmano Dos Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Delmano Dos Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgilio Oinaz in the 11th minute of play. Virgilio Oinaz got in the 11th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Delmano Dos Santos handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Set Fire's Delmano Dos Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgilio Oinaz in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Ivó Almeida was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Set Fire's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave corralon AFC the free kick. 17 minutes into the match, Set Fire's goal looked a bit too open when Virgilio Oinaz came free, but Delmano Dos Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 23 played minutes Set Fire got a freekick which was hit by Ivó Almeida. Delmano Dos Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Guter in the 24th minute of the match. Luisito Quinton was a little too slow when Emílio Camarinha got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 30th minute. The score was now 1-1. Delmano Dos Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgilio Oinaz in the 33rd minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, corralon AFC's goalkeeper Luisito Quinton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rogério Apalanga. Delmano Dos Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Guter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Rogério Apalanga made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, corralon AFC's Virgilio Oinaz made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Delmano Dos Santos was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 55th minute, Pedro Vasques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicolas Guter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Delmano Dos Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th minute Virgilio Oinaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delmano Dos Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute, corralon AFC's Isaac Poncio dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. The supporters of corralon AFC booed when Set Fire was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivó Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. Romulo Izel was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 74th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 86 played minutes Set Fire got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Gonçalves. Set Fire's defense didn't have a chance, in the 88th minute, when Isaac Poncio scored to the left of an out of position Delmano Dos Santos, making the score, 1-5. Set Fire's Delmano Dos Santos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Set Fire from getting a goal against them. The Set Fire fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. corralon AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.