U18 World League

Cactão
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gilberto Domenec started the match with the kick off. Lenílson Rodriguess short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Alejo Gaspard to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Benigno Galoer came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Luganeros AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Benigno Galoer couldn't finish the play. Germano Bezerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Domenec, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Germano Bezerra came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Luganeros AFC's Gilberto Domenec. But to his dismay, Gilberto Domenec quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, Cactos's goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Domenec came free, but Germano Bezerra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Benigno Galoer notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Cactos's Germano Bezerra. Germano Bezerra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 23 minutes into the match, Cactos's goal looked a bit too open when Benigno Galoer came free, but Germano Bezerra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Germano Bezerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benigno Galoer, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Siro Padro kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Cactos's Osvaldo Negri got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Luganeros AFC's Benigno Galoer got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Cactos's zone, Benigno Galoer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Germano Bezerra came out of the goal and Benigno Galoer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Germano Bezerra came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Luganeros AFC's Benigno Galoer. But to his dismay, Benigno Galoer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lenílson Rodrigues to make the kick off. Ernesto Pepillo hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Alejo Gaspard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lenílson Rodrigues in the 55th minute of play. Ariel Sanchez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Cactos's Germano Bezerra got control of the ball when Gilberto Domenec tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Benigno Galoer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Germano Bezerra was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grant Verga got free with Germano Bezerra in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Germano Bezerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benigno Galoer in the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lenílson Rodrigues in the 86th minute of play forced Luganeros AFC's goalkeeper Alejo Gaspard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Germano Bezerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grant Verga in the 89th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Prospero Ciano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Lenílson Rodrigues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Grant Verga charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Grant Verga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Grant Verga kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Luganeros AFC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.