U18 World League

The Quiver
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Philip Nevin kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Rodriguinho Cavalcante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danny Oliver saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardinho Medeiros in the 7th minute of play forced Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Danny Oliver to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to H4K.BR getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Rodriguinho Cavalcante hit a great ball. H4K.BR's Erasmo Baiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wes Bray in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Bernardinho Medeiros notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Arrows Academy FC's Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. George Broom recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 26 minutes into the match, Philip Nevin notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of H4K.BR's Erasmo Baiano. Erasmo Baiano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bernardinho Medeiros scored 1-2 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Danny Oliver, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bernardinho Medeiros took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. 40 minutes into the game, Délio Meirelles was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. H4K.BR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arrows Academy FC the free kick. In the 41st minute, Délio Meirelles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute of the match George Broom shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Erasmo Baiano showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Bernardinho Medeiros recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Danny Oliver showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodriguinho Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. 46 minutes into the match, Jonas Pontes notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Arrows Academy FC's Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half H4K.BR were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bernardinho Medeiros to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Arrows Academy FC got a freekick which was hit by Ron Westerby. A hard shot by Jano Matorin from long distance, 53 minutes into the match, got Danny Oliver's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. With a little luck, Arrows Academy FC's Danny Oliver got control of the ball when Rodriguinho Cavalcante tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Arrows Academy FC's zone, Rodriguinho Cavalcante stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Danny Oliver came out of the goal and Rodriguinho Cavalcante tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonas Pontes took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. Jonas Pontes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Danny Oliver made a huge save. Arrows Academy FC's Danny Oliver played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardinho Medeiros in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Abelardo Vidal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Grant Yeo hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After 77 played minutes, H4K.BR's Rodriguinho Cavalcante shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Danny Oliver came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in H4K.BR reached it. A collision led to H4K.BR getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Bernardinho Medeiros hit a great ball. Danny Oliver was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Bernardinho Medeiros capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bernardinho Medeiros really showed his touch with that goal: 1-6. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched H4K.BR eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.