U18 World League

Cubiculo
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fellipe Meirelles started the match with the kick off. Carlos Eduardo Cardozo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Fabio Ponce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Agostinho Pitta's late challenge caught a Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Agostinho Pitta helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Grêmio Meia Praia's Agostinho Pitta got a free kick in the 8th minute. Fabio Ponce made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Luizão de Andrade sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato defense, Fellipe Meirelles kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabio Ponce. The Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabio Ponce should have stopped the shot. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Perlaza Corcoba put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Régis Pombal. 23 minutes into the match, Perlaza Corcoba had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Régis Pombal. Grêmio Meia Praia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Perlaza Corcoba was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 27 minutes into the match, Grêmio Meia Praia's goal looked a bit too open when Perlaza Corcoba came free, but Régis Pombal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Régis Pombal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubén Puerta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grêmio Meia Praia's Régis Pombal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector-Luis Cadrecha in the 29th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Hector-Luis Cadrecha made a precise shot to the right of Régis Pombal. Grêmio Meia Praia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 40 minutes into the match, Grêmio Meia Praia's goal looked a bit too open when Perlaza Corcoba came free, but Régis Pombal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grêmio Meia Praia's Régis Pombal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Perlaza Corcoba in the 42nd minute of play. The Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato fans' excitement grew in the 42nd match minute when Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Perlaza Corcoba looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.

Fabio Ponce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Acácio Cosme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Régis Pombal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubén Puerta in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute of the match Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato got a corner. Grêmio Meia Praia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. George Galera ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 60th minute Hector-Luis Cadrecha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Régis Pombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute, Perlaza Corcoba reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Régis Pombal. The goal made the score 1-5. A collision led to Grêmio Meia Praia getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Fellipe Meirelles hit a great ball. A collision led to Grêmio Meia Praia getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Agostinho Pitta hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Galera in the 70th minute of play forced Grêmio Meia Praia's goalkeeper Régis Pombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th match minute, Grêmio Meia Praia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Eduardo Cardozo to maneuver through the defense. 78 minutes into the match, Grêmio Meia Praia's goalkeeper Régis Pombal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Perlaza Corcoba. Grêmio Meia Praia's Régis Pombal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Grêmio Meia Praia from getting a goal against them. In the 83rd minute, Agustín Pipa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Régis Pombal was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-6. The audience was convinced that Perlaza Corcoba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Régis Pombal was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Régis Pombal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Perlaza Corcoba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute of the match, Perlaza Corcoba tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Régis Pombal saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Régis Pombal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector-Luis Cadrecha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.