U18 World League

Xavascão
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Silvério de Mendonça kicked off to start the match. Geovanni Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quirze Abadia in the 3rd minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Macaco F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Etxekopar Abenda came free, but Geovanni Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Quirze Abadia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geovanni Pinho having to interfere. In the 27th match minute, La Mandarina Mecánica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodor Abendano to maneuver through the defense. Armando Sampaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tibalt Abellaneda in the 35th minute of play forced Macaco F.C.'s goalkeeper Geovanni Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, La Mandarina Mecánica's Quirze Abadia got a free kick in the 43rd minute. La Mandarina Mecánica's Fulgencio Abajas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save La Mandarina Mecánica from getting a goal against them. Fulgencio Abajas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvério de Mendonça in the 48th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tibalt Abellaneda to make the kick off. Teodor Abendano kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, La Mandarina Mecánica's Sasoin Abancens got a free kick in the 61st minute. Armando Sampaio kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Geovanni Pinho made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Tibalt Abellaneda sent off a good shot on target. Sasoin Abancens hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 76th minute, Etxekopar Abenda 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 a defensive mix-up in La Mandarina Mecánica's zone, Felipe Lopes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fulgencio Abajas came out of the goal and Felipe Lopes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. La Mandarina Mecánica's Fulgencio Abajas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvério de Mendonça in the 90th minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Etxekopar Abenda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Macaco F.C.'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.