U18 World League

Pfullendorf Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Diego Barros kicked off to start the match. Marquez Tobias hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Treze Futebol Clube CIMZ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 7th minute, when Senen Castellano scored to the left of an out of position Roger de Souza, making the score, 1-0. Garci Macho charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Garci Macho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 10 played minutes SC Pfullendorf got a freekick which was hit by Garci Macho. After recieving a nice pass, Treze Futebol Clube CIMZ's Diogo Barros tried to score from far away in the 11th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Treze Futebol Clube CIMZ's zone, Cayetano Segarra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roger de Souza came out of the goal and Cayetano Segarra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Salvador Rajoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clemente Teles in the 26th minute of the match. If Marquez Tobias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Salvador Rajoi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Clemente Teles went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Ximo Tobias managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Pfullendorf's supporters rose to their feet, but Ximo Tobias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roger de Souza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marquez Tobias was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Richard Alcântara during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 56 played minutes Treze Futebol Clube CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Richard Alcântara. Marquez Tobias took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 57th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Roger de Souza. Treze Futebol Clube CIMZ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Roger de Souza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marquez Tobias's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Salvador Rajoi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diego Barros in the 60th minute. Roger de Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquez Tobias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 67 played minutes SC Pfullendorf got a freekick which was hit by Ascencio Lara. Clemente Teles charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Clemente Teles the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Clemente Teles hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. When Clemente Teles was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 77 minutes had been played. In the 77th minute, Clemente Teles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roger de Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marquez Tobias in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 83rd match minute, Treze Futebol Clube CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Luís Porto to maneuver through the defense. Richard Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Salvador Rajoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The long shot by Diogo Barros in the 90th minute really tested Salvador Rajoi'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. After some careless play in the Treze Futebol Clube CIMZ defense, Ximo Tobias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roger de Souza. The Treze Futebol Clube CIMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roger de Souza should have stopped the shot. Roger de Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ximo Tobias, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. SC Pfullendorf's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.