U18 World League

Romolo Di Reto
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) 5 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Ortega came free, but Elia Tuzzolino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elia Tuzzolino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Ortega in the 7th minute of play. After 9 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sao Brasola! Ulpiano De Gracia placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! In the 14th minute Pablo Ortega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elia Tuzzolino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Ortega came free, but Elia Tuzzolino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute Pablo Ortega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elia Tuzzolino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wiliam Gómez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Elia Tuzzolino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulpiano De Gracia in the 25th minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Elia Tuzzolino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Ulpiano De Gracia came free, but Elia Tuzzolino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute Ulpiano De Gracia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elia Tuzzolino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elia Tuzzolino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ulpiano De Gracia's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Pablo Ortega notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Sao Brasola's Elia Tuzzolino. Elia Tuzzolino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 41 played minutes Flamengo de San Blás got a freekick which was hit by Pablo Ortega. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alessio Catini made a kick off. Elia Tuzzolino didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 54th minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. With a little luck, Sao Brasola's Elia Tuzzolino got control of the ball when Pablo Ortega tried to sneak it across the goal line. Elia Tuzzolino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulpiano De Gracia, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Sao Brasola's Elia Tuzzolino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulpiano De Gracia in the 63rd minute of play. Sao Brasola's Elia Tuzzolino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wiliam Gómez in the 71st minute of play. 71 minutes in the game, Wiliam Gómez fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Elia Tuzzolino having to interfere. Flamengo de San Blás made a substitution. Felipe Carranza replaced Jorge Fernández. When Edmondo Lucentini fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sao Brasola's protests and gave Edmondo Lucentini a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sao Brasola getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Edmondo Lucentini hit a great ball. Elia Tuzzolino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulpiano De Gracia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Sao Brasola's Alessio Catini in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Flamengo de San Blás's goalie prevented a goal. In the 92nd match minute, Flamengo de San Blás was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felipe Carranza to maneuver through the defense. The Flamengo de San Blás players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.