U18 World League

DAVID de AZEVEDO
Spectators: 8429 (Terracing: 6323, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Epifanio Rayman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Epifanio Rayman hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edson-Arantes Pelé got free with Fermin Argenis in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Teodoro da Cunha charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teodoro da Cunha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 14 played minutes Villaverde Celeste Clube got a freekick which was hit by Teodoro da Cunha. Geronimo Harriet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Augusto Fernandez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Valladares kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Fermin Argenis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amílton Antunes in the 25th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Botelho in the 28th minute of play forced ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goalkeeper Fermin Argenis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geronimo Harriet's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Augusto Fernandez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. Denílson de Souza kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Teobaldo Alfonso hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Miguel Botelho who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 43rdth minute tested the skills of Fermin Argenis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Miguel Botelho to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Geronimo Harriet came free, but Augusto Fernandez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Augusto Fernandez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geronimo Harriet in the 57th minute of the match. Epifanio Rayman succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-1 in the 62nd playminute. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's attentive Usain Bolt managed to snatch the ball when Teodoro da Cunha made a throw-in in the 69th minute of the game. 76 minutes into the game, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Miguel Botelho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fermin Argenis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Augusto Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geronimo Harriet in the 84th minute of play. Augusto Fernandez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geronimo Harriet in the 84th minute of the match. Augusto Fernandez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geronimo Harriet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fermin Argenis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miguel Botelho went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.