U18 World League

Estadio Red Proud
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) Red Proud FC's Paulo Coimbra 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. Red Proud FC's Rui Azenha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeronimo Chepe in the 2nd minute of play. Paulo Coimbra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Marciano Quintyn made a huge save. Xavier Varela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Marciano Quintyn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Eliseo Luar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rui Azenha was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Paulo Coimbra came free with the goalkeeper in the 23rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Marciano Quintyn could save by the left post. A collision led to La Pachorra LSF getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Maximino Eduino hit a great ball. In the 39th minute, Raul Estrada sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and La Pachorra LSF's Marciano Quintyn didn't even have to move. After 42 played minutes Red Proud FC got a freekick which was hit by Filipe Macena. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Teobaldo Ugaitz during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 48 played minutes La Pachorra LSF got a freekick which was hit by Teobaldo Ugaitz. Marciano Quintyn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aloísio Brito in the 49th minute of the match. After the first half La Pachorra LSF were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Eliseo Luar made the kick off in the second half. After 55 played minutes Red Proud FC got a freekick which was hit by Raul Estrada. A collision led to La Pachorra LSF getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Urbano Tano hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the match, Red Proud FC's goalkeeper Rui Azenha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Urbano Tano. Aloísio Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Marciano Quintyn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marciano Quintyn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aloísio Brito in the 62nd minute of play. La Pachorra LSF's Marciano Quintyn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Coimbra in the 66th minute of play. Xavier Varela hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the game, Filipe Macena cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Marciano Quintyn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aloísio Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes into the match, La Pachorra LSF's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Coimbra came free, but Marciano Quintyn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeronimo Chepe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Rui Azenha made a huge save. Red Proud FC's Rui Azenha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Luar in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Filipe Macena 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. In the 96th minute Aloísio Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marciano Quintyn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Red Proud FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while La Pachorra LSF had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.