U18 World League

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Grosso United's Carolo Urbasa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes into the match, MAGNIFICOS.FC's John Mendes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Saturnino Romo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. MAGNIFICOS.FC's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 12th minute of the game, when Elivélton Domingues after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of Grosso United's goal. Elivélton Domingues was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. MAGNIFICOS.FC's John Mendes got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With 24 minutes on the clock, Bernardinho Marquez commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 23rd minute of the game. One of MAGNIFICOS.FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Grosso United:s goal. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Nilton Berger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godofredo Manny in the 32nd minute of play. John Mendes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Saturnino Romo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gaspar Ler was shown his second yellow card after 40 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 41st match minute, Grosso United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Ler to maneuver through the defense. Natalio Peyo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nilton Berger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoro Nuxila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Grosso United were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for John Mendes to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Grosso United getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Horacio Procopio hit a great ball. Saturnino Romo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Mendes, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Natalio Peyo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilton Berger having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dorival Moura during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dorival Moura kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Grosso United's Horacio Procopio got a free kick in the 81st minute. After some careless play in the MAGNIFICOS.FC defense, Godofredo Manny kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nilton Berger. The MAGNIFICOS.FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nilton Berger should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the MAGNIFICOS.FC defense, Natalio Peyo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nilton Berger. The MAGNIFICOS.FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nilton Berger should have stopped the shot. Grosso United'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.