U18 World League

ESTADIO LIBERTADORES
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) In the 4th minute, Silas de Salles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 6 minutes, Desmond Valenzuela managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Desmond Valenzuela was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Percy Palmeira made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Jose Field sent off a good shot on target. Percy Palmeira was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Jose Field capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jose Field really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jessie Tucker got free with Percy Palmeira in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 28th minute, Arnoldo Nielsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristiano Romário took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Brendon Ramos. Brendon Ramos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Cristiano Romário took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Brendon Ramos. Brendon Ramos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After 45 minutes of play, JURIDIQUES F.C's Renatinho Vale made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brendon Ramos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristiano Romário to make the kick off. When JURIDIQUES F.C's Cristiano Romário in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalie prevented a goal. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Brendon Ramos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO from getting a goal against them. After 66 minutes, Jose Field mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO and the JURIDIQUES F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jose Field kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. The supporters of JURIDIQUES F.C booed when DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Travis Cuevas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, JURIDIQUES F.C's Cristiano Romário tried to score from far away in the 68th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 72 minutes into the match, Jose Field notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of JURIDIQUES F.C's Percy Palmeira. Percy Palmeira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 76th minute, Cristiano Romário reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Brendon Ramos. The goal made the score 2-4. Zé Pedro Varela hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After 82 played minutes JURIDIQUES F.C got a freekick which was hit by Emílio Alves. Rocco Espinosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Percy Palmeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kris Flanagan in the 87th minute of the match. JURIDIQUES F.C's Percy Palmeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jose Field in the 88th minute of play. Jose Field's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Percy Palmeira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. Brendon Ramos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Romário in the 93rd minute of play. The DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching JURIDIQUES F.C's performance. The match ended with a win for JURIDIQUES F.C.