U18 World League

Arena Pomerode
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Avelino Madruga kicked off to start the match. Manuel Esteves was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Breno Mendonça. Thanks to some nice moves Nicolao Crispino could shoot a difficult shot in the 6th minute, which Manuel Esteves however easily saved by the left post. In the 8th match minute, SLB TELHA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Américo Raposo to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind SLB TELHA's goalkeeper Manuel Esteves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Bento in the 10th minute of play forced Floresta Negra FC's goalkeeper Almir Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to SLB TELHA getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Avelino Madruga hit a great ball. In the 18th minute, Eduardo Santana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tostão Queirós in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manuel Esteves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 24th minute, Floresta Negra FC's Nicolao Crispino dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 28 minutes into the match, SLB TELHA's goalkeeper Manuel Esteves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicolao Crispino. Nicolao Crispino's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 31stth minute, Manuel Esteves skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Breno Mendonça might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Manuel Esteves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Breno Mendonça ran back to his position shaking his head. Almir Carneiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avelino Madruga, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Manuel Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lúcio Seneca, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Floresta Negra FC's Lúcio Seneca managed to work through SLB TELHA's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Lúcio Seneca dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Floresta Negra FC's Dieguinho Gaúcho was substituted for José Paulo Paulista. Floresta Negra FC's Nicolao Crispino got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 57th minute of the match Breno Mendonça shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manuel Esteves showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After having played for 60 minutes, Fernando Bento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SLB TELHA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fernando Bento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manuel Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolao Crispino, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Nicolao Crispino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Esteves. SLB TELHA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicolao Crispino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Manuel Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolao Crispino in the 80th minute of play. Floresta Negra FC's Almir Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avelino Madruga in the 85th minute of play. Manuel Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolao Crispino in the 88th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Avelino Madruga notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Floresta Negra FC's Almir Carneiro. Almir Carneiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Floresta Negra FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while SLB TELHA had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.