U18 World League

SEM DÓ DE NADA
Spectators: 6475 (Terracing: 4800, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Roberto Mandrak started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Buenafuente in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Duarte Pinheiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 6 minutes into the match, Tenha Dó Dó Dó's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Buenafuente came free, but Duarte Pinheiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariano Buenafuente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arí Aguiar kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Duarte Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celino Martínez, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Darien Velasco kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the game, LVCVS AVGVSTI's Mariano Buenafuente 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, 0-1. The audience was convinced that Mariano Buenafuente's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Duarte Pinheiro was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Chepe Rajoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Mandrak in the 26th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gizon Valdivia in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Duarte Pinheiro saved Tenha Dó Dó Dó from getting behind. The attack was good, but when Mariano Buenafuente in the 28th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. LVCVS AVGVSTI's Darien Velasco suffered a concussion in the 30th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Emílio Vasconcelos charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emílio Vasconcelos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Tenha Dó Dó Dó's Emílio Vasconcelos got a free kick in the 31st minute. After a rather tough play, LVCVS AVGVSTI's Venceslás Nafría got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 33rd match minute, Tenha Dó Dó Dó was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emílio Vasconcelos to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Mariano Buenafuente's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Duarte Pinheiro was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Tenha Dó Dó Dó defense, Mariano Buenafuente kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Duarte Pinheiro. The Tenha Dó Dó Dó fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Duarte Pinheiro should have stopped the shot. Duarte Pinheiro came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by LVCVS AVGVSTI's Mariano Buenafuente. But to his dismay, Mariano Buenafuente quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mariano Buenafuente made a kick off. After 52 minutes of play, LVCVS AVGVSTI's Mariano Buenafuente made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Duarte Pinheiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mariano Buenafuente's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Duarte Pinheiro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 63 minutes into the match, Tenha Dó Dó Dó's goalkeeper Duarte Pinheiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Buenafuente. Duarte Pinheiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Buenafuente in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th minute, LVCVS AVGVSTI's Mariano Buenafuente ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Duarte Pinheiro. Duarte Pinheiro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. Duarte Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Buenafuente, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Duarte Pinheiro stood somewhat misplaced when Mariano Buenafuente came free in front of goal and shot 0-8 to the left of him in the 79 minute. When Emílio Vasconcelos was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 85 minutes had been played. Emílio Vasconcelos kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Valdo Madureira hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. When Ezequiel Leão came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Tenha Dó Dó Dó 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 Leão couldn't finish the play. In the 94th minute Gizon Valdivia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duarte Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valdo Madureira's late challenge caught a LVCVS AVGVSTI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valdo Madureira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th minute, Valdo Madureira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched LVCVS AVGVSTI eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.