U18 World League

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Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) FCSB CUENCA's Alfons Japón started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ezequiel Prata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hibai Cao having to interfere. Toni Garrido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute, Normando Torres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfons Japón hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Ezequiel Prata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Hibai Cao tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfons Japón who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 17thth minute tested the skills of Caetano Santana when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, FCSB CUENCA's Bernardo Solo got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute Bernardo Solo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caetano Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Ferreira Lopes MZC's Ezequiel Prata fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. When Ezequiel Prata came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Ferreira Lopes MZC 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 Ezequiel Prata couldn't finish the play. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind FCSB CUENCA's goalkeeper Hibai Cao, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ezequiel Prata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Hibai Cao tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41st match minute, FCSB CUENCA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Dobale to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ezequiel Prata was the one to do the kick off. If Breno de Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Toni Garrido's late challenge caught a Ferreira Lopes MZC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Toni Garrido helped the player get up and apologised. Toni Garrido hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. FCSB CUENCA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Ezequiel Prata scored to the left of an out of position Hibai Cao, making the score, 0-1. In the 63rd minute, Bernardo Solo 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. Uriel Gimeno charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Uriel Gimeno the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Uriel Gimeno hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Ezequiel Prata received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hibai Cao came out and tried to block the shot, but Ezequiel Prata slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 74th minute. Hibai Cao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ezequiel Prata in the 82nd minute of play. Alfons Japón sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle sounded Ferreira Lopes MZC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FCSB CUENCA.