U18 World League

Estádio Prazeres
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Atilio Morera started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atilio Morera in the 4th minute of play forced Fabiofs's goalkeeper João de Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, La Mora CAT's Taurino Contratas got a free kick in the 8th minute. With a little luck, La Mora CAT's Breixo Torrent got control of the ball when Júnior Pimenta tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Fabiofs's Orlando Vinhas got a free kick in the 12th minute. 12 minutes into the match, La Mora CAT's Atilio Morera broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Breixo Torrent had great luck who in the 14thth minute grab hold of the ball when André Luís Trevisan from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 18th minute, Fabiofs's André Luís Trevisan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Breixo Torrent. Breixo Torrent yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After a rather tough play, Fabiofs's Silas Dracena got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Xuoco Urquijo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of João de Queirós. Fabiofs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xuoco Urquijo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The supporters of La Mora CAT booed when Fabiofs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Júnior Pimenta didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th match minute, La Mora CAT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandro Turrilla to maneuver through the defense. La Mora CAT's Breixo Torrent played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matheus Vidal in the 41st minute of play. Breixo Torrent showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Luís Trevisan, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

La Mora CAT's Luis-Alfredo Esperta was substituted for Xandro Balcells. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Fabiofs! A collision led to La Mora CAT getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Taurino Contratas hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in La Mora CAT's zone, André Luís Trevisan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Breixo Torrent came out of the goal and André Luís Trevisan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Matheus Vidal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Breixo Torrent tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Luis-Alfredo Esperta dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of João de Queirós, 2-3. In the 68th minute, Xuoco Urquijo 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. After 71 played minutes Fabiofs got a freekick which was hit by André Luís Trevisan. 80 minutes into the game, Cordeiro Castro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Mora CAT's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fabiofs the free kick. The supporters of Fabiofs booed when La Mora CAT was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cordeiro Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabiofs's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Luis-Alfredo Esperta scored to the left of an out of position João de Queirós, making the score, 2-4. 97 minutes into the match, Fabiofs's goalkeeper João de Queirós had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luis-Alfredo Esperta. The Fabiofs supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching La Mora CAT's performance. The match ended with a win for La Mora CAT.