U18 World League

REACÃO
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodrigo Pirani kicked off to start the match. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind A.C. Paulistano - DMZ's goalkeeper João Augusto de Andrade, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Reac Futebol Clube's Baltazar de Salles suffered a sore thigh after 9 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Eude Teste's late challenge caught a Reac Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eude Teste helped the player get up and apologised. In the 11th minute, Eude Teste hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Augusto de Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Fernando Melo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eude Teste hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. A collision led to A.C. Paulistano - DMZ getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Fazıl Gol hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodrigo Pirani got free with João Augusto de Andrade in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Horácio Sarmento hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Afonsinho dos Santos hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute, Luís Gustavo de Souza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Augusto de Andrade was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 31 minutes into the game, Osvaldinho Pena was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.C. Paulistano - DMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Reac Futebol Clube the free kick. After 37 minutes, Severino Cerezo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.C. Paulistano - DMZ and the Reac Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Fazıl Gol fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.C. Paulistano - DMZ's protests and gave Fazıl Gol a yellow card for diving instead. In the 41st match minute, A.C. Paulistano - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fazıl Gol to maneuver through the defense. Rodrigo Pirani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. João Augusto de Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 45 played minutes A.C. Paulistano - DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Horácio Sarmento. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Luís Fernando Melo struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. João Augusto de Andrade didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Reac Futebol Clube. After 56 minutes of play, Reac Futebol Clube's Rodrigo Pirani made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Augusto de Andrade was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, A.C. Paulistano - DMZ's Osvaldinho Pena got a free kick in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Pirani in the 61st minute of play forced A.C. Paulistano - DMZ's goalkeeper João Augusto de Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. During the 61st minute of the match Fazıl Gol completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Fazıl Gol a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 62nd match minute, A.C. Paulistano - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fazıl Gol to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Reac Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Rodrigo Pirani hit a great ball. If Luís Fernando Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 73 played minutes A.C. Paulistano - DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Afonsinho dos Santos. After 79 played minutes A.C. Paulistano - DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Afonsinho dos Santos. Luís Gustavo de Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. João Augusto de Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reac Futebol Clube's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.