U18 World League

Arena Palestra
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) 4 minutes into the match, Marshrose's goalkeeper Frances Tisserand had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aílton Amorim. Stéphane Dubose charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stéphane Dubose the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Richard Fantini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Marshrose's Aurèle Mélançon got a free kick in the 18th minute. Michel Urbano hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute Richard Fantini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frances Tisserand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aílton Amorim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Frances Tisserand made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Columbus Long in the 29th minute of play forced Zandarin FC's goalkeeper Pedrinho Severo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Marshrose booed when Zandarin FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Délio Arósio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedrinho Severo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerold Hooper, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute of the match, Richard Fantini tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Frances Tisserand saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Zandarin FC's Manoel Xavier got a free kick in the 42nd minute.

52 minutes into the game, Zandarin FC's Richard Fantini nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frances Tisserand made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jerold Hooper got free with Pedrinho Severo in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marshrose's Stéphane Dubose got his second yellow card of the match in the 75th minute. The referee ordered Stéphane Dubose off the ground. Jerold Hooper sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Zandarin FC booed when Marshrose was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jason Charron didn't get a good kick on the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Aílton Amorim notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Marshrose's Frances Tisserand. Frances Tisserand was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Zandarin FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.