U18 World League

Valle de Calamuchita
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tony Domingues kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Psiu!'s Tony Domingues nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eusebio Leizarraga made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When Maurício Melo fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Psiu!'s protests and gave Maurício Melo a yellow card for diving instead. Eusebio Leizarraga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Domingues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Maurício Melo was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 10 minutes had been played. A collision led to Psiu! getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Maurício Melo hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in C.A. Calamuchita's zone, Tony Domingues stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eusebio Leizarraga came out of the goal and Tony Domingues tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 17th minute, Tony Domingues got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Toninho Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot. Psiu!'s supporters rose to their feet, but Toninho Viana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eusebio Leizarraga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Eleder in the 25th minute of play forced Psiu!'s goalkeeper Amadeu Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Leandro Eleder took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Amadeu Sousa to make any attempt to save it. When Leandro Eleder fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.A. Calamuchita's protests and gave Leandro Eleder a yellow card for diving instead. Leandro Eleder hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute, Tony Domingues left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Psiu! fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After the first half Psiu! were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Amadeu Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Eleder, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Amadeu Sousa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leandro Eleder went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After 57 played minutes Psiu! got a freekick which was hit by Tony Alcântara. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tony Alcântara during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th match minute, Psiu! was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tony Alcântara to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st match minute, C.A. Calamuchita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Eleder to maneuver through the defense. Amadeu Sousa came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by C.A. Calamuchita's Leandro Eleder. But to his dismay, Leandro Eleder quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Leandro Eleder kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Matheus Paiva took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eusebio Leizarraga. C.A. Calamuchita's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Tony Alcântara got his second yellow card in the match during the 70th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 71 played minutes Psiu! got a freekick which was hit by Tony Alcântara. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Toninho Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot. Psiu!'s supporters rose to their feet, but Toninho Viana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eusebio Leizarraga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leandro Eleder in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amadeu Sousa saved Psiu! from getting behind. Inácio Queiroz's late challenge caught a C.A. Calamuchita's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Inácio Queiroz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 81st match minute, Psiu! was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inácio Queiroz to maneuver through the defense. After 82 played minutes, C.A. Calamuchita's Romulo Weather shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Amadeu Sousa 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 C.A. Calamuchita reached it. After having played for 88 minutes, Toninho Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Psiu!'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Toninho Viana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to C.A. Calamuchita getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Sixto Leizarraga hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. C.A. Calamuchita had won after a very even match.