U18 World League

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Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roberto Mandrak kicked off to start the match. Roberto Mandrak's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 5thth minute, Eugenio Senio skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Isidro Eguerdi's late challenge caught a Tenha Dó Dó Dó's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isidro Eguerdi helped the player get up and apologised. 11 minutes into the game, Roberto Mandrak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Eugenio Senio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dorival Maciel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugenio Senio having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Roberto Mandrak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eugenio Senio was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. In the 38th match minute, Tenha Dó Dó Dó was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ezequiel Leão to maneuver through the defense. Tenha Dó Dó Dó's Duarte Pinheiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guido Confesor in the 39th minute of play. Eugenio Senio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roberto Mandrak in the 41st minute. Duarte Pinheiro came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by ToCoTaN FC's Jesus Peli. But to his dismay, Jesus Peli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a rather tough play, Tenha Dó Dó Dó's Emílio Vasconcelos got a free kick in the 47th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Guido Confesor stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57thth minute of the game Roberto Mandrak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ToCoTaN FC's Eugenio Senio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Geovânio Peixoto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eugenio Senio. ToCoTaN FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ezequiel Leão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Eugenio Senio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roberto Mandrak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ezequiel Leão during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Tenha Dó Dó Dó's Ezequiel Leão got a free kick in the 75th minute. After a rather tough play, Tenha Dó Dó Dó's Emílio Vasconcelos got a free kick in the 78th minute. 81 minutes into the game, ToCoTaN FC's Jesus Peli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Duarte Pinheiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Remigio Maule kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. A collision led to ToCoTaN FC getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Mariano Rio hit a great ball. Tenha Dó Dó Dó made a substitution. Haroldo Pernambucano replaced Emílio Vasconcelos. In the 98th match minute, ToCoTaN FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariano Rio to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ToCoTaN FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.