U18 World League

XMAS park
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Enzo Alfonsi started the match with the kick off. With his leg Chico Fernandez managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when XMAS's Enzo Alfonsi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 11th minute, Márcio Domingues made a precise shot to the right of Donato Cirelli. XMAS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Joel Vidal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th match minute, XMAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Talone to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of XMAS booed when Compugraf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Guilherme Sampaio didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the XMAS defense, Joel Vidal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Donato Cirelli. The XMAS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Donato Cirelli should have stopped the shot. Chico Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florian Talone, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Compugraf's Chico Fernandez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Compugraf from getting a goal against them. Carlos Alberto Mineiro charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Alberto Mineiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of XMAS booed when Compugraf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Alberto Mineiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Donato Cirelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio Domingues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Vidal to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match, Márcio Domingues tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Donato Cirelli saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Chico Fernandez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Alfonsi in the 57th minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 60 minutes into the game, when Rui Magalhães put in a rough tackle. 59 minutes into the game, one of Compugraf:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 61st minute there was a penalty for XMAS. Enzo Alfonsi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Chico Fernandez. 1-3. Chico Fernandez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enzo Alfonsi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabrizio Eboli kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Márcio Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Eduardo Miranda hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Although XMAS had been in control for most of the match, Compugraf still came away with the win.