U18 World League

Arrena Barrerao
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Victorio Cordairo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Anjullan AFC's zone, Valério dos Santos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elias Cristos came out of the goal and Valério dos Santos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Victorio Cordairo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Betão Paulista having to interfere. In the 6th minute, Joaquim Matos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Betão Paulista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jose Artizar in the 7th minute of the match. The supporters of FC Barrera 2.0 booed when Anjullan AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basilio Salomone didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Artizar in the 15th minute of play forced FC Barrera 2.0's goalkeeper Betão Paulista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 16 minutes, Valério dos Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Barrera 2.0's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valério dos Santos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Anjullan AFC's goalkeeper Elias Cristos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Anjullan AFC's Elias Cristos got control of the ball when Rodrigo Leal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Basilio Salomone hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. 28 minutes into the game, Ladislao Isadore was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Anjullan AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Barrera 2.0 the free kick. After a rather tough play, Anjullan AFC's Ladislao Isadore got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 31st minute, Rodrigo Leal reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Elias Cristos. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 36th minute, Jose Artizar made a precise shot to the right of Betão Paulista. FC Barrera 2.0's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Joel Pelagius hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match.

The wind increased when Valério dos Santos made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Anjullan AFC's Jose Artizar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Betão Paulista made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Betão Paulista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose Artizar in the 59th minute of play. When Paulão Dias fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Barrera 2.0's protests and gave Paulão Dias a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Anjullan AFC booed when FC Barrera 2.0 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulão Dias didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Basilio Salomone in the 64th minute really tested Betão Paulista's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 66 minutes into the match, FC Barrera 2.0's goalkeeper Betão Paulista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victoriano Sansone. Betão Paulista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Artizar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Pelagius kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Anjullan AFC made a substitution. Marcos Ibar replaced Jose Artizar. Anjullan AFC made a substitution. Aristides Jurgi replaced Matias Ixaka. In the 80th match minute, Anjullan AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Pelagius to maneuver through the defense. 88 minutes into the game, FC Barrera 2.0's Osvaldo Vianna nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elias Cristos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2.