U18 World League

Juan Domingo Ladron
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Romando Futebol Clube's Elder Tróia started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd match minute, Deportivo Medievales was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidro Mon to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Medievales's zone, Elder Tróia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Atilano Pirmin came out of the goal and Elder Tróia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 7 played minutes Romando Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Nico Dantas. Baltasar Jayvier kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. When Elder Tróia came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Romando Futebol Clube 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 Elder Tróia couldn't finish the play. Atilano Pirmin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elder Tróia in the 14th minute of the match. Andres Tauro charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andres Tauro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Andres Tauro kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Nico Dantas might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Atilano Pirmin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nico Dantas ran back to his position shaking his head. Silas Paraíba hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the match, Romando Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Clemente Hermes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gualterio Niguel. In the 26th minute Ramiro Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atilano Pirmin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Medievales's Clemente Mino got a free kick in the 34th minute. Baltasar Jayvier was shown his second yellow card after 39 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 40th minute, Baltasar Jayvier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute, Francisco Zonta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonas Ramos to make the kick off. Jonas Ramos charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonas Ramos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jonas Ramos kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Deportivo Medievales's Atilano Pirmin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Medievales from getting a goal against them. In the 67th match minute, Romando Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nico Dantas to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the match, Deportivo Medievales's goal looked a bit too open when Elder Tróia came free, but Atilano Pirmin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th match minute, Deportivo Medievales was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidro Mon to maneuver through the defense. Ramiro Brito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Atilano Pirmin made a huge save.