U18 World League

Arena Palmares
Spectators: 9165 (Terracing: 6875, Seating: 2108, VIP seats: 182) After a defensive mix-up in club⚽ID⚽400547's zone, Ricardo Barreto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Janusz Polkoski came out of the goal and Ricardo Barreto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ismael Secco's late challenge caught a club⚽ID⚽400547's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ismael Secco helped the player get up and apologised. After 16 played minutes Palmares Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Ismael Secco. In the 19th match minute, club⚽ID⚽400547 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Napoleon Opat to maneuver through the defense. club⚽ID⚽400547's Janusz Polkoski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save club⚽ID⚽400547 from getting a goal against them. Napoleon Opat kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Joãozinho Pernambucano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinícius Ibrahimović in the 28th minute of play forced Palmares Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Leonardo Paz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Palmares Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Oswaldo Sena hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joãozinho Pernambucano in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Janusz Polkoski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 42nd match minute, club⚽ID⚽400547 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Huratiak to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Napoleon Opat in the 48th minute of play forced Palmares Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Leonardo Paz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Napoleon Opat to make the kick off. Maurinho Peres's late challenge caught a club⚽ID⚽400547's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maurinho Peres helped the player get up and apologised. When Napoleon Opat came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the club⚽ID⚽400547 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 Napoleon Opat couldn't finish the play. Vinícius Ibrahimović could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Leonardo Paz made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Napoleon Opat in the 56th minute of play forced Palmares Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Leonardo Paz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 57 minutes Palmares Futebol Clube's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fede Valverde who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Fede Valverde almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Palmares Futebol Clube's Leonardo Paz did a great save. Luiz Eduardo Donatello hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Leonardo Paz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fede Valverde in the 65th minute of play. Palmares Futebol Clube made a substitution. João Vítor Sena replaced Ismael Secco. João Vítor Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. club⚽ID⚽400547 made a substitution. Krzysztof Kaczanek replaced Stasio Pankiewicz. After a defensive mix-up in Palmares Futebol Clube's zone, Vinícius Ibrahimović stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonardo Paz came out of the goal and Vinícius Ibrahimović tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With 82 minutes on the clock, Luiz Eduardo Donatello commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Palmares Futebol Clube fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 82nd minute. Penalty! Ricardo Barreto struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Janusz Polkoski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palmares Futebol Clube. club⚽ID⚽400547 played a much better game than Palmares Futebol Clube and deserved their victory. The Palmares Futebol Clube players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.