U18 World League

Arena Cadu
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Válbson Azevedo kicked off to start the match. When Kiko Fontes came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Cadu Team fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kiko Fontes couldn't finish the play. 12 minutes into the match, Mala FC's goalkeeper Vladimir Neves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kiko Fontes. Kiko Fontes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Vladimir Neves made a huge save. Válbson Azevedo hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Cadu Team's Luiz Fabiano Varela got a free kick in the 28th minute. If Adalberto Albuquerque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Cadu Team booed when Mala FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jairo Barbosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute, Jairo Barbosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Válbson Azevedo in the 37th minute of play forced Mala FC's goalkeeper Vladimir Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

54 minutes into the game, Cadu Team's Kiko Fontes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vladimir Neves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Vladimir Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kiko Fontes in the 61st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Mala FC's Samuel Dante got a free kick in the 64th minute. After 72 minutes, Wilson Tavares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mala FC and the Cadu Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. Wilson Tavares kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kiko Fontes in the 76th minute of play forced Mala FC's goalkeeper Vladimir Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute, Samuel Dante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladimir Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kiko Fontes in the 88th minute of the match. After 88 minutes, Samuel Dante mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mala FC and the Cadu Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 89th minute of the match Lucas Valadares shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vladimir Neves showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.