U18 World League

La Rokola
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Marzagão's Alfredo Esteves 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. After 2 played minutes Marzagão got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Saraiva. Ladislao Asteri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Renatinho Mesquita kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Aurelio Petrigai took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luiz Paulo Brito. Luiz Paulo Brito dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 18 minutes into the match, Ladislao Asteri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luiz Paulo Brito. Marzagão's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ladislao Asteri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Luiz Paulo Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Asteri, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Marco Faro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 33rd minute, Caetano Recife hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aurelio Petrigai scored 3-0 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luiz Paulo Brito, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 39th minute Marco Faro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Paulo Brito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After recieving a nice pass, RoKoCoKo TeaM's Omar Acosta tried to score from far away in the 43rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 45th minute Caetano Recife shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramiro Oskarbi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilberto Saraiva took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 48th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ramiro Oskarbi. RoKoCoKo TeaM's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Caetano Recife kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Marzagão's zone, Marco Faro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Paulo Brito came out of the goal and Marco Faro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Caetano Recife had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramiro Oskarbi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caetano Recife, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Marzagão getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Cristian Dias hit a great ball. In the 64th minute, RoKoCoKo TeaM's Omar Acosta seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Omar Acosta the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of RoKoCoKo TeaM protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Omar Acosta had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of RoKoCoKo TeaM:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Marzagão:s goal. After a rather tough play, RoKoCoKo TeaM's Marco Faro got a free kick in the 66th minute. Alfredo Esteves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramiro Oskarbi having to interfere. If Caetano Recife had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Marco Faro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luiz Paulo Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio Petrigai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Caetano Recife received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Ramiro Oskarbi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. RoKoCoKo TeaM's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Caetano Recife 90 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-1. A collision led to Marzagão getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Caetano Recife hit a great ball. When Marco Faro came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the RoKoCoKo TeaM 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 Marco Faro couldn't finish the play. RoKoCoKo TeaM walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.