U18 World League

Baobab Stadium
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dennis Di Clemente kicked off to start the match. Macaco F.C.'s Geovanni Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernesto Speranza in the 5th minute of play. The supporters of Macaco F.C. booed when Old BaoBaB Accademy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arturo Travaglini didn't get a good kick on the ball. 13 minutes into the game, Dennis Di Clemente cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Geovanni Pinho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Old BaoBaB Accademy getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Arturo Travaglini hit a great ball. Benjamim Trancoso kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Armando Sampaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 20th minute Ernesto Speranza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanni Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 22 minutes of play, Old BaoBaB Accademy's Dennis Di Clemente made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geovanni Pinho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Benjamim Trancoso's late challenge caught a Old BaoBaB Accademy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamim Trancoso helped the player get up and apologised. With a little luck, Macaco F.C.'s Geovanni Pinho got control of the ball when Dennis Di Clemente tried to sneak it across the goal line. Geovanni Pinho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ernesto Speranza's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Geovanni Pinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Speranza, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Cristóvão Leme hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Ernesto Speranza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geovanni Pinho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silvério de Mendonça to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Ernesto Speranza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Old BaoBaB Accademy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Macaco F.C. the free kick. After 58 minutes of play, Macaco F.C.'s Silvério de Mendonça made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Felice Bobbio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Geovanni Pinho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dennis Di Clemente went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. 76 minutes into the match, Ernesto Speranza notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Macaco F.C.'s Geovanni Pinho. Geovanni Pinho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 80th match minute, Macaco F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristóvão Leme to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Macaco F.C.'s Glauco Negri got a free kick in the 81st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armando Sampaio during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Old BaoBaB Accademy getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Eraldo Cacciatore hit a great ball. Old BaoBaB Accademy's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.