U18 World League

Caipiriñha
Spectators: 8422 (Terracing: 6317, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 168) 2 minutes into the game, Alberto Mendonça was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SORRISO E. C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ the free kick. After 2 played minutes SORRISO E. C. got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Mendonça. Fabián Haste hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Elia Benarrivo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Douglas Viana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute of the match, Aldo Croce tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Douglas Viana saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 19 minutes into the match, SORRISO E. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Aldo Croce came free, but Douglas Viana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Alfonso Cauli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo da Rocha in the 22nd minute of play. Mateus Salgado's late challenge caught a ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mateus Salgado helped the player get up and apologised. After 24 played minutes SORRISO E. C. got a freekick which was hit by Mateus Salgado. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Fabián Haste managed to get in a good position for a shot. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabián Haste was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Douglas Viana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to SORRISO E. C. getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Horácio Pereira hit a great ball. Diego Combi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Douglas Viana. SORRISO E. C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Alfonso Cauli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horácio Pereira in the 38th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, SORRISO E. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Aldo Croce came free, but Douglas Viana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aldo Croce made a kick off. Alberto Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 58 minutes into the match, Aldo Croce notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of SORRISO E. C.'s Douglas Viana. Douglas Viana was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Douglas Viana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldo Croce in the 63rd minute of play. 67 minutes into the game, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Fabián Haste nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Douglas Viana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 71st match minute, SORRISO E. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel da Rocha to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 75th minute of the game. One of SORRISO E. C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ:s goal. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Alfonso Cauli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Mendonça in the 80th minute of play. After a rather tough play, SORRISO E. C.'s Miguel da Rocha got a free kick in the 81st minute. After a rather tough play, SORRISO E. C.'s Raphael Peixoto got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Douglas Viana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Combi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Cláudio Couto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was beautiful to see ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Elia Benarrivo in action when he in the 93rd minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 95th minute of the match Diego Combi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Douglas Viana showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Elia Benarrivo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Douglas Viana having to interfere. Douglas Viana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Augusto Capaldo's shot from short distance in the 98th minute. Alfredo da Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 100th minute. Alfonso Cauli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SORRISO E. C. for a fine match.