U18 World League

Salvatore Riina
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Evandro Azeredo started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Torino SSA got a freekick which was hit by Edmundo Alagoano. Jacob Lameiras showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Alagoano in the 7th minute of the match. In the 10th minute Telmo Leme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacob Lameiras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 12 played minutes LA COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Noel Curado. Egídio Prado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Portugal, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Torino SSA's goalkeeper Egídio Prado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 21st match minute, Torino SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Renato Mineiro to maneuver through the defense. Egídio Prado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adérito Castro in the 22nd minute. A collision led to Torino SSA getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Telmo Leme hit a great ball. After 26 minutes of play, Torino SSA's Edmundo Alagoano made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jacob Lameiras was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jacob Lameiras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Maciel in the 30th minute of play. After 32 minutes, Miguel Leão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Torino SSA and the LA COSA NOSTRA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 32nd match minute, Torino SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Leão to maneuver through the defense. Jacob Lameiras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Róbson Reis in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Edmundo Alagoano made a precise shot to the right of Jacob Lameiras. LA COSA NOSTRA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Alagoano in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacob Lameiras prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 45 minutes, Evandro Azeredo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LA COSA NOSTRA and the Torino SSA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 45 played minutes LA COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Evandro Azeredo. Dalmo Gomes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jacob Lameiras. LA COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edmundo Alagoano was the one to do the kick off. Leonardo Maciel's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jacob Lameiras firmly grabbed it by the left post. Edmundo Alagoano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 56 minutes into the match, Telmo Leme notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of LA COSA NOSTRA's Jacob Lameiras. Jacob Lameiras was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 61st minute, Micael Portugal made a precise shot to the right of Egídio Prado. Torino SSA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 64th minute, Edmundo Alagoano made a precise shot to the right of Jacob Lameiras. LA COSA NOSTRA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. After 75 played minutes LA COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Micael Portugal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Telmo Leme got free with Jacob Lameiras in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 81 minutes into the match, Torino SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Aristides Mascarenhas came free, but Egídio Prado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Torino SSA made a substitution. Raimundo Costa replaced Benjamim Fernandes. Torino SSA's Igor de Mendonça was substituted for Telmo Leme. When Adérito Castro fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LA COSA NOSTRA's protests and gave Adérito Castro a yellow card for diving instead. Adérito Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. When the match was over Torino SSA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than LA COSA NOSTRA throughout the match.