U18 World League

La Polvera de Boca
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) 3 minutes into the match, ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Oalo came free, but Sílvio Luís Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ booed when El Retorno de Palermo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerardo Oalo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Augusto Haitz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sílvio Luís Reis having to make a save. Sílvio Luís Reis made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Gerardo Oalo sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernani Massa in the 19th minute of play forced El Retorno de Palermo's goalkeeper Sergio Faron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gaspar Iraitz might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sílvio Luís Reis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gaspar Iraitz ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Guilherme Correia in the 25th minute of play forced El Retorno de Palermo's goalkeeper Sergio Faron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerardo Oalo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 28th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 32 minutes into the match, Carlos Secco notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of El Retorno de Palermo's Sergio Faron. Sergio Faron was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A hard shot 35 in the game by Gerardo Oalo from a close distance when the talented Sílvio Luís Reis managed to make a qualified save. ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s players were relieved. Sílvio Luís Reis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gaspar Iraitz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 36 minute of play. Luís Guilherme Correia took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sergio Faron. Sergio Faron dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gerardo Oalo in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sílvio Luís Reis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After the first half ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gerardo Oalo to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspar Iraitz in the 51st minute of play forced ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s goalkeeper Sílvio Luís Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 52nd minute, Gaspar Iraitz 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. When David Paublo fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Retorno de Palermo's protests and gave David Paublo a yellow card for diving instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel de Godoi during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th match minute, ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel de Godoi to maneuver through the defense. Sergio Faron made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Secco in the 58th minute. 61 minutes into the match, ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Oalo came free, but Sílvio Luís Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gaspar Iraitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sílvio Luís Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaspar Iraitz in the 65th minute of the match. The supporters of ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ booed when El Retorno de Palermo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Paublo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, Hernani Massa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. In the 74th match minute, ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiago Alcântara to maneuver through the defense. Sílvio Luís Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaspar Iraitz in the 80th minute of the match. In the 83rd match minute, ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Secco to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of El Retorno de Palermo booed when ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Secco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sergio Faron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hernani Massa in the 93rd minute of the match. The ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.