U18 World League

Marcos Mazer
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Igor Coronado got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Pragmáticos 1903's Thierry Henry sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Osvaldo Marques narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 3 minutes into the match, Thierry Henry had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Osvaldo Marques. MAZER SAF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thierry Henry was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Thierry Henry charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thierry Henry the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of MAZER SAF booed when Pragmáticos 1903 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thierry Henry didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th minute, Valdomiro Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MAZER SAF's Osvaldo Marques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thierry Henry in the 17th minute of play. MAZER SAF's Osvaldo Marques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thierry Henry in the 21st minute of play. In the 25th minute, MAZER SAF's Igor Coronado dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. 28 minutes in the game Gustavo Berger did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Tião Maia. Zé Carlos Britto made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Celsinho da Silveira sent off a good shot on target. 37 minutes into the game, Ferenc Puskás was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pragmáticos 1903's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MAZER SAF the free kick. When the match clock showed 38 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Igor Coronado sped through Pragmáticos 1903's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zé Carlos Britto. Valdomiro Amorim charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valdomiro Amorim the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Pedro Paulo Chaves charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Paulo Chaves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Pragmáticos 1903 getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Pedro Paulo Chaves hit a great ball. MAZER SAF's Celsinho da Silveira got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Pragmáticos 1903 made a substitution. Renato de Azevedo replaced Vito Furlan. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Thierry Henry made a kick off. Celsinho da Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thierry Henry blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Osvaldo Marques having to make a save. 64 minutes into the match, MAZER SAF's goal looked a bit too open when Ruud Gullit came free, but Osvaldo Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute, Yuri Alberto made a precise shot to the right of Zé Carlos Britto. Pragmáticos 1903's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. MAZER SAF made a substitution. Pedro Luiz Prestes replaced Joélson Coutinho. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Ruud Gullit took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Osvaldo Marques to make any attempt to save it. If Yuri Alberto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, MAZER SAF's Luiz Fabiano Abraão got a free kick in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Pragmáticos 1903's Ruud Gullit broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 94th minute Ruud Gullit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Marques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pragmáticos 1903 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for MAZER SAF.