U18 World League

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 8040 (Terracing: 6031, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jacek Nigbor started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Nico de Mendonça ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jedrzej Mis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Jedrzej Mis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naldo Baiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Szczepan Pacholewski came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the ❤️♠️ Reminiscence ♣️♦️ 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 Szczepan Pacholewski couldn't finish the play. Szczepan Pacholewski hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Serginho Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remi Nazário De Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Serginho Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Remi Nazário De Lima sent off a good shot on target. Remi Nazário De Lima took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Serginho Taffarel. Serginho Taffarel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 31 minutes into the match, ❤️♠️ Reminiscence ♣️♦️'s goal looked a bit too open when Nico de Mendonça came free, but Jedrzej Mis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serginho Taffarel was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Remi Nazário De Lima capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Remi Nazário De Lima really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Serginho Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Remi Nazário De Lima sent off a good shot on target. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

❤️♠️ Reminiscence ♣️♦️ made a substitution. Wasyl Maziarski replaced Jacek Nigbor. Cyryl Chrzan hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute Wasyl Maziarski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serginho Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute of the match ❤️♠️ Reminiscence ♣️♦️ got a corner. MINEIROS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Remi Robben ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on ❤️♠️ Reminiscence ♣️♦️'s corner Remi Robben fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Serginho Taffarel quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of ❤️♠️ Reminiscence ♣️♦️ booed when MINEIROS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. William Guerreiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, Remi Nazário De Lima left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ❤️♠️ Reminiscence ♣️♦️ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. 78 minutes into the match, MINEIROS's goal looked a bit too open when Remi Nazário De Lima came free, but Serginho Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serginho Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remi Nazário De Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 86th minute, Maicon Quintal made a precise shot to the right of Jedrzej Mis. ❤️♠️ Reminiscence ♣️♦️'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Vágner Gaspar made in the 96th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Nando Leão immediately put the ball in play. MINEIROS's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.