U18 World League

El Gran Bosqueberry
Spectators: 10821 (Terracing: 8117, Seating: 2488, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yoel Nueva started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Tala Bosques del Jaure getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Martino Giral hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Baptista in the 3rd minute of play forced Tala Bosques del Jaure's goalkeeper Lamberto Cañon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Tala Bosques del Jaure defense, Tiaguinho Luz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lamberto Cañon. The Tala Bosques del Jaure fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lamberto Cañon should have stopped the shot. In the 17th match minute, Tala Bosques del Jaure was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramond Enebro to maneuver through the defense. Tiaguinho Luz might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lamberto Cañon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tiaguinho Luz ran back to his position shaking his head. Lamberto Cañon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiaguinho Luz in the 18th minute of play. After 23 minutes, Didi Meira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MUSHIBA FC and the Tala Bosques del Jaure players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd match minute, MUSHIBA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Didi Meira to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute, Tiaguinho Luz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lamberto Cañon was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 29 minutes into the game, Tiaguinho Luz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Lamberto Cañon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Tala Bosques del Jaure booed when MUSHIBA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselmo Neiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. 35 minutes into the game, Luciano Baptista was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MUSHIBA FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tala Bosques del Jaure the free kick. After 35 played minutes MUSHIBA FC got a freekick which was hit by Luciano Baptista. Tiaguinho Luz scored 0-4 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lamberto Cañon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tala Bosques del Jaure's Lamberto Cañon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiaguinho Luz in the 41st minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tala Bosques del Jaure fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! Luciano Baptista did an outstanding performance 44 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 0-5 to the right of an irritated Lamberto Cañon in the goal. After the first half MUSHIBA FC were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Tiaguinho Luz made the kick off in the second half. In a very dangerous position, a player in MUSHIBA FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 52nd minute. Penalty! MUSHIBA FC:s Rômulo Souto showed great skill when he stopped Yoel Nueva:s penalty. In the 53rd minute, Yoel Nueva made a precise shot to the right of Rômulo Souto. MUSHIBA FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. After 56 played minutes Tala Bosques del Jaure got a freekick which was hit by Bela Azadon. After 57 minutes, Valentine Zaton mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tala Bosques del Jaure and the MUSHIBA FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Tala Bosques del Jaure's Valentine Zaton got a free kick in the 57th minute. After having played for 58 minutes, Juan de Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MUSHIBA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juan de Almeida was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anselmo Neiva hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. MUSHIBA FC's Régis Mineiro was substituted for Raí Nogueira. Anselmo Neiva kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. If Martino Giral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th match minute, MUSHIBA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Neiva to maneuver through the defense. Anselmo Neiva charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anselmo Neiva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to MUSHIBA FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Anselmo Neiva hit a great ball. MUSHIBA FC's Severino Marquez was substituted for Tiaguinho Luz. A collision led to MUSHIBA FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Anselmo Neiva hit a great ball. When Yoel Nueva came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Tala Bosques del Jaure 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 Yoel Nueva couldn't finish the play. 76 minutes into the match, Tala Bosques del Jaure's goalkeeper Lamberto Cañon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Severino Marquez. 79 minutes into the match, Tala Bosques del Jaure's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Marquez came free, but Lamberto Cañon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tala Bosques del Jaure's Lamberto Cañon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severino Marquez in the 81st minute of play. MUSHIBA FC were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Tala Bosques del Jaure's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Juan de Almeida took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Tala Bosques del Jaure's goalie and right to Serafim Ramalho. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Tala Bosques del Jaure's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Tala Bosques del Jaure's defense didn't have a chance, in the 87th minute, when Severino Marquez scored to the left of an out of position Lamberto Cañon, making the score, 1-6. In the 93rd minute, Anselmo Neiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute Martino Giral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rômulo Souto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute Tala Bosques del Jaure were awarded a corner. Yoel Nueva went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Yoel Nueva got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Rômulo Souto quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. MUSHIBA FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.