U18 World League

TALENT´S ARENA
Spectators: 7638 (Terracing: 5730, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fermin Rayman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bartolo Salomone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celsinho Koehler in the 4th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Galácticos del Pueblo's Cipriano Llanos got a free kick in the 9th minute. Bartolo Salomone stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Doriva Vaz's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Doriva Vaz came free with the goalkeeper in the 25th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Bartolo Salomone could save by the left post. In the 27th minute, Leonides Ihintza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galácticos del Pueblo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonides Ihintza in the 31st minute of play forced Talento Futebol clube's goalkeeper Albertinho Tasso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bartolo Salomone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doriva Vaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The attack was good, but when Gilmar Queiroz in the 39th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Váldson Arce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Doriva Vaz to make the kick off. Galácticos del Pueblo's Bartolo Salomone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doriva Vaz in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute Váldson Arce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Salomone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Galácticos del Pueblo's Bernardino Rufio got a free kick in the 60th minute. After 61 played minutes, Talento Futebol clube's Gilmar Queiroz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bartolo Salomone came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Talento Futebol clube reached it. Celsinho Koehler took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bartolo Salomone. Bartolo Salomone dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 69 minutes into the match, Galácticos del Pueblo's goal looked a bit too open when Váldson Arce came free, but Bartolo Salomone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bartolo Salomone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celsinho Koehler in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doriva Vaz in the 72nd minute of play forced Galácticos del Pueblo's goalkeeper Bartolo Salomone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Bernardino Rufio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, Leonides Ihintza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galácticos del Pueblo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Leonides Ihintza's late challenge caught a Talento Futebol clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leonides Ihintza helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Galácticos del Pueblo's Leonides Ihintza got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 82nd match minute, Galácticos del Pueblo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cipriano Llanos to maneuver through the defense. Bartolo Salomone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celsinho Koehler, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. When Celsinho Koehler came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Talento 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 Celsinho Koehler couldn't finish the play. Galácticos del Pueblo's Bartolo Salomone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doriva Vaz in the 95th minute of play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.