U18 World League

Arena 26 de Dezembro
Spectators: 7690 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Elia Nanni took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Braga Junior FC's Válbson Arce got a free kick in the 4th minute. Geraldo Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demetrio Costantino, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After a rather tough play, Braga Junior FC's Válbson Arce got a free kick in the 10th minute. A collision led to Braga Junior FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Reinaldo Marques hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Cosimo Miranda sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Braga Junior FC's Geraldo Moreno didn't even have to move. Braga Junior FC's Claudinei Passos pulled a muscle in his back after 15 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Concetto Foni during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC Aquile Azzurre getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Concetto Foni hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, Demetrio Costantino notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Braga Junior FC's Geraldo Moreno. Geraldo Moreno was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the Braga Junior FC defense, Elia Nanni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Geraldo Moreno. The Braga Junior FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Geraldo Moreno should have stopped the shot. Demetrio Bobbio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardinho Paiva in the 30th minute of the match. A collision led to Braga Junior FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Válbson Arce hit a great ball. Geraldo Moreno stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Demetrio Costantino's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. The supporters of FC Aquile Azzurre booed when Braga Junior FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duda Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to FC Aquile Azzurre getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Davide Santangelo hit a great ball. Demetrio Bobbio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardinho Paiva in the 36th minute of the match. Ricardinho Paiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ricardinho Paiva made a kick off. If Samuel Paraíba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, FC Aquile Azzurre's Demetrio Costantino got a free kick in the 56th minute. Geraldo Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elia Nanni, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Geraldo Moreno made an important save on a dangerous shot by Demetrio Costantino in the 65th minute. When Demetrio Costantino came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the FC Aquile Azzurre 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 Demetrio Costantino couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Braga Junior FC's Geraldo Moreno got control of the ball when Elia Nanni tried to sneak it across the goal line. Válbson Arce charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Válbson Arce the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 70th match minute, Braga Junior FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Válbson Arce to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the match, Demetrio Bani dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Geraldo Moreno, 0-3. 74 minutes into the match, Braga Junior FC's goal looked a bit too open when Demetrio Bani came free, but Geraldo Moreno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Válbson Arce's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Demetrio Bobbio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. When Concetto Foni was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 76 minutes had been played. A collision led to Braga Junior FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Válbson Arce hit a great ball. Geraldo Moreno made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Demetrio Costantino sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Demetrio Costantino got free with Geraldo Moreno in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Elia Nanni kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Geraldo Moreno. That made the score 0-4 in the 95 minute of play.