U18 World League

Allianz Zerozinho
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, 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. Orti Alcantara started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Xorxa F.C. getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Orti Alcantara hit a great ball. Cacá Mattos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orti Alcantara, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Cacá Mattos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnau Dagora in the 9th minute of play. With a little luck, Xorxa F.C.'s Dabi Romero got control of the ball when Benjamim Cearense tried to sneak it across the goal line. Benjamim Cearense in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dabi Romero, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to Zerozinho Youth getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Osmar de Andrade hit a great ball. The nice shot from Benjamim Cearense in the 25thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Dabi Romero had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orti Alcantara in the 32nd minute of play forced Zerozinho Youth's goalkeeper Cacá Mattos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 36 in the game by Benjamim Cearense from a close distance when the talented Dabi Romero managed to make a qualified save. Xorxa F.C.'s players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orti Alcantara in the 38th minute of play forced Zerozinho Youth's goalkeeper Cacá Mattos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zerozinho Youth's Cacá Mattos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Contreras in the 45th minute of play. Cacá Mattos came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Xorxa F.C.'s Tulio Mas. But to his dismay, Tulio Mas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benjamim Cearense to make the kick off. Cacá Mattos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orti Alcantara in the 54th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fernando Contreras during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 55 played minutes Xorxa F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Fernando Contreras. Benjamim Cearense hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. A collision led to Xorxa F.C. getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Fernando Contreras hit a great ball. After 58 played minutes, Zerozinho Youth's Telmo Barreto shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dabi Romero came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Zerozinho Youth reached it. Orti Alcantara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Zerozinho Youth's Benjamim Cearense in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Xorxa F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 68thth minute of the game Benjamim Cearense who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Xorxa F.C.'s Dabi Romero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arnau Dagora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Cacá Mattos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zerozinho Youth made a substitution. Régis Mello replaced Afonsinho Mangueira. Cacá Mattos stood somewhat misplaced when Orti Alcantara came free in front of goal and shot 0-3 to the left of him in the 79 minute. Zerozinho Youth's Cacá Mattos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orti Alcantara in the 83rd minute of play. Arnau Dagora took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cacá Mattos. Cacá Mattos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Benjamim Cearense hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Dabi Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamim Cearense in the 90th minute of play. Zerozinho Youth's Cacá Mattos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Zerozinho Youth from getting a goal against them. 98 minutes into the match, Benjamim Cearense notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Xorxa F.C.'s Dabi Romero. Dabi Romero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Zerozinho Youth fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Xorxa F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.