U18 World League

Garra do Carrapicho
Spectators: 10851 (Terracing: 8140, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Acácio Neto started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acácio Neto in the 3rd minute of play forced Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goalkeeper Rômulo de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 minutes, Amauri Rocha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rondinone F.C - FDFDF and the Carrapichel - FDFDF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rogério Alcântara might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rômulo de Almeida. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rogério Alcântara ran back to his position shaking his head. Edson Bertassi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Edson Bertassi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Alcântara in the 21st minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goalkeeper Rômulo de Almeida had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abel de Barros. After a rather tough play, Carrapichel - FDFDF's Beto Cavalcante got a free kick in the 30th minute. When Róbson Prata came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Rondinone F.C - FDFDF 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 Róbson Prata couldn't finish the play. Carrapichel - FDFDF's Edson Bertassi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilson Paraibano in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34th minute of the match, Abel de Barros got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rômulo de Almeida was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 36 minutes into the match, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Acácio Neto came free, but Rômulo de Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edson Bertassi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Alcântara in the 42nd minute of the match. Daniel Alcântara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edson Bertassi having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Rafinha Sergipano got a free kick in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Daniel Alcântara made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Carrapichel - FDFDF's Abel de Barros got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Rômulo de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Acácio Neto in the 56th minute of play. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF made a substitution. Eliézer Leão replaced Isaltino Tande. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Chicão Matos suffered a sore foot after 66 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Oséias de Brito charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oséias de Brito the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 67 played minutes Carrapichel - FDFDF got a freekick which was hit by Oséias de Brito. A collision led to Rondinone F.C - FDFDF getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Rafinha Sergipano hit a great ball. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Rômulo de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Acácio Neto in the 72nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Róbson Prata kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Edson Bertassi. That made the score 2-1 in the 82 minute of play. In the 85th minute Róbson Prata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edson Bertassi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rômulo de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oséias de Brito in the 89th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Acácio Neto notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Rômulo de Almeida. Rômulo de Almeida was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Carrapichel - FDFDF's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.