U18 World League

Sprite Stadium
Spectators: 7766 (Terracing: 5826, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) Betão Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesinha Medeiros in the 3rd minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Igor de Amorim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Estrela Solitária's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sprite Star Football the free kick. Igor de Amorim hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Silas Bastos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Augusto Pinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Dino Sanches kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Silas Bastos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Augusto Pinho in the 13th minute of the match. If Cesinha Medeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Estrela Solitária's Igor de Amorim got his second yellow card of the match in the 20th minute. The referee ordered Igor de Amorim off the ground. Betão Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesinha Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute Betinho de Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Betão Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jean da Silva hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Estrela Solitária's Silas Bastos got control of the ball when Pedro Augusto Pinho tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 29th minute, Alexi Lalas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 38 minutes, Iván Zamorano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sprite Star Football and the Estrela Solitária players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sprite Star Football's Iván Zamorano got a free kick in the 38th minute. Silas Bastos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pedro Augusto Pinho went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Betão Paraíba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Betinho de Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cesinha Medeiros to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Sprite Star Football getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Maurinho Bittencourt hit a great ball. Estrela Solitária were furious when Teodoro Meirelles was red carded, 63 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Teodoro Meirelles kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 64th minute Jean da Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silas Bastos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Estrela Solitária's Ricardo Lucas got a free kick in the 66th minute. After some careless play in the Estrela Solitária defense, Iván Zamorano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Silas Bastos. The Estrela Solitária fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Silas Bastos should have stopped the shot. Cesinha Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Betão Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cesinha Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Betão Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesinha Medeiros in the 79th minute of play forced Sprite Star Football's goalkeeper Betão Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Betinho de Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sprite Star Football's Maurinho Bittencourt got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Augusto Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silas Bastos having to interfere.