U18 World League

Black Panther
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) Kings's Jeronimas Gaižiūnas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Kings's zone, Hortêncio de Sousa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jotautas Gutauskas came out of the goal and Hortêncio de Sousa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 24 minutes, Jeronimas Gaižiūnas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kings and the Wakanda fv FSCMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Wakanda fv FSCMZ booed when Kings was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeronimas Gaižiūnas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Wakanda fv FSCMZ's Jeferson Fantini got a free kick in the 26th minute. Jotautas Gutauskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fábio Bezerra in the 30th minute of the match. Jotautas Gutauskas made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Fábio Bezerra sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Fábio Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jotautas Gutauskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cleiton Eger in the 60th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute Jeronimas Gaižiūnas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus de Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Wakanda fv FSCMZ getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Serginho Varela hit a great ball. Mateus de Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeronimas Gaižiūnas, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Kings's goal looked a bit too open when Fábio Bezerra came free, but Jotautas Gutauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Wakanda fv FSCMZ booed when Kings was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karolis Adomkevičius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jotautas Gutauskas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juninho Breckenfeld, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Kings's zone, Osvaldo Alagoano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jotautas Gutauskas came out of the goal and Osvaldo Alagoano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlinhos Chaves during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Jeronimas Gaižiūnas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Wakanda fv FSCMZ were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.