U18 World League

Gigante de Playmobil
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. André Luís Nunes started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nereo Udalaitz in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cássio Gaspar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. André Luís Nunes might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Severo Berdaitz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. André Luís Nunes ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 14th minute, Nereo Udalaitz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cássio Gaspar was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Luís Nunes in the 22nd minute of play forced Los Playmobil FC's goalkeeper Severo Berdaitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Nereo Udalaitz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cássio Gaspar, 3-0. Nereo Udalaitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Cássio Gaspar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Florentino Garaile received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Cássio Gaspar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, André Luís Nunes 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. A collision led to Los Playmobil FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Santos Ilazki hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the match, Los Playmobil FC's goal looked a bit too open when André Luís Nunes came free, but Severo Berdaitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florentino Garaile fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cássio Gaspar having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nereo Udalaitz to make the kick off. In the 59th minute, Gilberto Couto 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. André Luís Nunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Severo Berdaitz having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling André Luís Nunes in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Severo Berdaitz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 72 minutes into the match, Florentino Garaile had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cássio Gaspar. ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Florentino Garaile was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Cássio Gaspar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentino Garaile in the 76th minute of the match. André Luís Nunes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Severo Berdaitz came out and tried to block the shot, but André Luís Nunes slotted it home off the left post making it 4-1 in the 78th minute. Gilberto Couto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Severo Berdaitz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS's zone, Santos Ilazki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cássio Gaspar came out of the goal and Santos Ilazki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cássio Gaspar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nereo Udalaitz in the 85th minute of the match. After some careless play in the ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS defense, Nereo Udalaitz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cássio Gaspar. The ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cássio Gaspar should have stopped the shot. The supporters of ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS booed when Los Playmobil FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nereo Udalaitz didn't get a good kick on the ball. ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.