U18 World League

Arena Ximbocú
Spectators: 8042 (Terracing: 6032, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anselmo Gabriele made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Santoryu FC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Emiliano Baldassarre hit a great ball. The supporters of Santoryu FC booed when Lobo Guará was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Válbson Aguiar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lobo Guará's Roberto Baiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugenio Bozzo in the 8th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anselmo Gabriele in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roberto Baiano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Roberto Baiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugenio Bozzo in the 14th minute of the match. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lobo Guará's goalkeeper Roberto Baiano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lobo Guará's Roberto Baiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Grieco in the 31st minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Lobo Guará's Miguel Monsalve nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Camillo Marcantonio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 39th match minute, Lobo Guará was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Gómez to maneuver through the defense. Lobo Guará's Pedro Augusto Baiano was substituted for Roberto Domingues. After 40 played minutes Lobo Guará got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Gómez. Eugenio Bozzo, 41 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Santoryu FC's Camillo Marcantonio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Branco in the 45th minute of play. Santoryu FC's Camillo Marcantonio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Santoryu FC from getting a goal against them. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Miguel Monsalve to strike the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Santoryu FC got a freekick which was hit by Bianco Silvagni. Santoryu FC's Camillo Marcantonio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Augusto Baiano in the 56th minute of play. In the 65th match minute, Santoryu FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francesco Forlano to maneuver through the defense. Lobo Guará made a substitution. Júnior Pires replaced Chico Couto. If Albertinho Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pedro Augusto Baiano hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Branco in the 75th minute of play forced Santoryu FC's goalkeeper Camillo Marcantonio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Camillo Marcantonio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Augusto Baiano in the 78th minute of the match. Anselmo Gabriele sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Achille De Vecchis's late challenge caught a Lobo Guará's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Achille De Vecchis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd match minute, Santoryu FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Achille De Vecchis to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Santoryu FC's Francesco Forlano got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Pedro Augusto Baiano kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Bianco Silvagni was shown his second yellow card after 92 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Bianco Silvagni hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Lobo Guará fans cheered their team off the field, for while Santoryu FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.