U18 World League

La Patria es el Otro
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Cauan Carioca started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Phoenix Fc's Luís Fábio Bezerra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Phoenix Fc from getting a goal against them. Leo Quirce made in the 14th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Phoenix Fc's Rui Aparecido. In the 14th minute, Clemente Txatxu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 29 minutes into the game, Hipolito Orlo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Espirillo FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Phoenix Fc the free kick. The supporters of Phoenix Fc booed when Espirillo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hipolito Orlo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute of the match Geovânio Pontes shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Isaac Delfino showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Espirillo FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Rene Mendez hit a great ball. Raphael Soares kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. If Clemente Txatxu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Phoenix Fc getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Cauan Carioca hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Espirillo FC's Tomás Rik ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Luís Fábio Bezerra. Luís Fábio Bezerra yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0.

The supporters of Phoenix Fc booed when Espirillo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Quirce didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rui Aparecido hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. When Percy Tavares fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Phoenix Fc's protests and gave Percy Tavares a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Espirillo FC booed when Phoenix Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Percy Tavares didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64thth minute of the game Clemente Txatxu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Phoenix Fc's Luís Fábio Bezerra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aaron Aritza took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 66th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luís Fábio Bezerra. Phoenix Fc's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Isaac Delfino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cláudio Lira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomás Rik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Fábio Bezerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Rik in the 78th minute of play. Espirillo FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aaron Aritza in the 80th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Tomás Rik managed to get in a good position for a shot. Espirillo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomás Rik was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luís Fábio Bezerra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Leo Quirce's late challenge caught a Phoenix Fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leo Quirce helped the player get up and apologised. In the 85th match minute, Espirillo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leo Quirce to maneuver through the defense. With 92 minutes on the clock, Ivan Laurendi commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Ivan Laurendi hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Phoenix Fc's Rui Aparecido got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee blew the final whistle, Espirillo FC could leave the field as winners, despite Phoenix Fc having more of the ball for most of the match.