U18 World League

DAVID de AZEVEDO
Spectators: 8423 (Terracing: 6318, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 168) Miguel Botelho did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Severiano Santo 3 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Amílton Antunes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gaspar Milio hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Severiano Santo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edson-Arantes Pelé in the 12th minute of play. Severiano Santo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edson-Arantes Pelé in the 18th minute of the match. Guilherme Duarte hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Manuel Oto hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute Uriel Etxekopar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Augusto Fernandez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Uriel Etxekopar went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Amboy FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Manuel Oto hit a great ball. A collision led to Villaverde Celeste Clube getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Adelino Correia hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Miguel Botelho made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Amboy FC's goal looked a bit too open when Isaltino Arce came free, but Severiano Santo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 52nd minute Miguel Botelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severiano Santo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Augusto Fernandez was out of position in the 54 minute of play, and Uriel Etxekopar capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Uriel Etxekopar really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. After a rather tough play, Amboy FC's Severino Orlondon got a free kick in the 66th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goalkeeper Augusto Fernandez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Uriel Etxekopar. If Isaltino Arce had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Severiano Santo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Botelho in the 73rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Amboy FC's Jacobo Senio got a free kick in the 95th minute. Amboy FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.