U18 World League

Alberto J. Armando
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marquinhos Matos made the kick off which started today's match. Valentin Roldanillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zézinho Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emerson Ortiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amadeo Lehior in the 6th minute of play. Victoriano Cordarrell hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Dalmo de Andrade ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valentin Roldanillo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalmo de Andrade in the 22nd minute of play forced Vamo A Calmarno's goalkeeper Valentin Roldanillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Roldanillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joélson Silveira in the 27th minute of the match. If Dalmo de Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joélson Silveira kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Felix Berdaitz hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Vamo A Calmarno's Honorato Tono got a free kick in the 35th minute. Valentin Roldanillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardinho Pirani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Vamo A Calmarno's goal looked a bit too open when Joélson Silveira came free, but Valentin Roldanillo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marquinhos Matos in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valentin Roldanillo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marquinhos Matos in the 44th minute of play forced Vamo A Calmarno's goalkeeper Valentin Roldanillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 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 Amadeo Lehior to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Amadeo Lehior in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emerson Ortiz saved Three Lions FC from getting behind. After 53 minutes, Amadeo Lehior made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Three Lions FC's Emerson Ortiz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Valentin Roldanillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardinho Pirani in the 59th minute of play. Valentin Roldanillo made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Ricardinho Pirani sent off a good shot on target. In the 61st minute Dalmo de Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentin Roldanillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vamo A Calmarno's Valentin Roldanillo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Vamo A Calmarno from getting a goal against them. Felix Berdaitz struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Emerson Ortiz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vamo A Calmarno. 72 minutes into the match, Ricardinho Pirani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valentin Roldanillo. Vamo A Calmarno's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricardinho Pirani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Valentin Roldanillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joélson Silveira in the 78th minute of play. Valentin Roldanillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Leal in the 79th minute of the match. In the 80th match minute, Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael de Godoi to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardinho Pirani in the 82nd minute of play forced Vamo A Calmarno's goalkeeper Valentin Roldanillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Vamo A Calmarno's goalkeeper Valentin Roldanillo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ricardinho Pirani. With a little luck, Vamo A Calmarno's Valentin Roldanillo got control of the ball when Joélson Silveira tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Vamo A Calmarno's Valentin Roldanillo got control of the ball when Rafael de Godoi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 91st minute, Marquinhos Matos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Three Lions FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Three Lions FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.