U18 World League

Espigão Steamrollers
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tibalt Abellaneda started the match with the kick off. Emílio Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tibalt Abellaneda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Quirze Abadia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Emílio Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fulgencio Abajas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Carlos Paranaense, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. A collision led to La Mandarina Mecánica getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Fermin Abella hit a great ball. Fulgencio Abajas made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Otávio Valadares sent off a good shot on target. After 15 minutes, Etxekopar Abenda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Mandarina Mecánica and the Espigão Steamrollers players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, La Mandarina Mecánica's Etxekopar Abenda got a free kick in the 16th minute. Tibalt Abellaneda scored 0-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emílio Romero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 30 minutes into the match, Etxekopar Abenda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emílio Romero. Espigão Steamrollers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Etxekopar Abenda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 37 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Carlos Paranaense came free, but Fulgencio Abajas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, Quirze Abadia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Espigão Steamrollers getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Nelsinho Lopes hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Otávio Valadares was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Jailson Sergipano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zé Carlos Paranaense scored 1-2 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fulgencio Abajas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 64 minutes into the game, Sasoin Abancens was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Mandarina Mecánica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Espigão Steamrollers the free kick. Sasoin Abancens hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Fulgencio Abajas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Carlos Paranaense, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Fulgencio Abajas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Carlos Paranaense in the 70th minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Fermin Abella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fermin Abella during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 79 played minutes La Mandarina Mecánica got a freekick which was hit by Fermin Abella. Fulgencio Abajas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Carlos Paranaense, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Erasmo de Godoi scored 2-2 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fulgencio Abajas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Quirze Abadia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The La Mandarina Mecánica players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Espigão Steamrollers from taking control. The game ends in a draw.