U18 World League

Gora Heuskal Herria
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gitano Cano started the match with the kick off. Gitano Cano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Miguel Valladares came out and tried to block the shot, but Gitano Cano slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 7th minute. Allan Catarinense hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Miguel Valladares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gitano Cano in the 15th minute of play. When Caetano Félix came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Agro Imortal fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Caetano Félix couldn't finish the play. Bastian Arciniega's late challenge caught a Agro Imortal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bastian Arciniega helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Agro Imortal getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Jaime Ramalho hit a great ball. Unikurdos United F.C.'s Edson Soret played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Vieira in the 22nd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Gitano Cano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Miguel Valladares. Agro Imortal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gitano Cano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Leheren Duro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Miguel Valladares made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Agro Imortal's Osmar Rosado got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 33rd minute Gitano Cano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Valladares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Agro Imortal's Miguel Valladares got control of the ball when Uxio Agosta tried to sneak it across the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Gitano Cano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Miguel Valladares. Agro Imortal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gitano Cano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 47 minutes into the match, Gitano Cano dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Miguel Valladares, 5-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ciro Vieira to make the kick off. Ciro Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Edson Soret tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Agro Imortal booed when Unikurdos United F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leheren Duro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute, Gitano Cano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Miguel Valladares was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. In the 64th minute Ciro Vieira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edson Soret saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Alexandre Lira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 72 minutes into the game, Unikurdos United F.C.'s Gitano Cano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Miguel Valladares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. After having played for 78 minutes, Alexandre Lira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Agro Imortal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexandre Lira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sérgio Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Edson Soret tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miguel Valladares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Natanael Urquiaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ciro Vieira fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Agro Imortal's protests and gave Ciro Vieira a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Unikurdos United F.C. booed when Agro Imortal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciro Vieira didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Alexandre Lira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 92 minutes, Alexandre Lira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Agro Imortal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexandre Lira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Unikurdos United F.C. had won after a very even match.