U18 World League

Marcos Mazer
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 160) Ferenc Puskás made the kick off and thus started the match. Osvaldo Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thierry Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. If Igor Coronado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute Igor Coronado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Carlos Britto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Luiz Fabiano Abraão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MAZER SAF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pragmáticos 1903 the free kick. The supporters of Pragmáticos 1903 booed when MAZER SAF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adriano Rosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 19 minutes of play, Pragmáticos 1903's Ruud Gullit made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Osvaldo Marques was left in no man's land by his defense there! Celsinho da Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Carlos Britto having to interfere. After 35 played minutes Pragmáticos 1903 got a freekick which was hit by Ferenc Puskás. After 36 minutes, Valdomiro Amorim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MAZER SAF and the Pragmáticos 1903 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Valdomiro Amorim kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Angelo do Vale kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruud Gullit in the 39th minute of play forced MAZER SAF's goalkeeper Osvaldo Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Igor Coronado was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th match minute, Pragmáticos 1903 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruud Gullit to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Pragmáticos 1903 getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Thierry Henry hit a great ball. In the 64th match minute, Pragmáticos 1903 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thierry Henry to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Pragmáticos 1903's zone, Igor Coronado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zé Carlos Britto came out of the goal and Igor Coronado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. MAZER SAF's Osvaldo Marques proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save MAZER SAF from getting a goal against them. After 72 played minutes MAZER SAF got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Rosa. In the 77th minute, Gustavo Berger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jarbas Borges took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zé Carlos Britto. Pragmáticos 1903's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thierry Henry could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Osvaldo Marques made a huge save. Zé Carlos Britto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardinho Cunha in the 85th minute of play. Bernardinho Cunha might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zé Carlos Britto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bernardinho Cunha ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet as Pragmáticos 1903's Thierry Henry slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Osvaldo Marques. That made the score 0-2 after 95 minutes of play. Pragmáticos 1903 made a substitution. Ismael Severo replaced Thierry Henry.