U18 World League

【№1】游戏王
Spectators: 7969 (Terracing: 5978, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 何剑延 got the match started through his kick off. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind 【№1】游戏王's goalkeeper 董西然, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Natã Rosa charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Natã Rosa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Natã Rosa hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. After 16 played minutes Merusca F&P - CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Ian Salles. In the 19th minute, Natã Rosa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 董西然 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 21st minute, 何剑延 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 28 minutes, 何剑延 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 【№1】游戏王's supporters crossed their fingers, but 何剑延 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When 曲铮远 came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the 【№1】游戏王 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 曲铮远 couldn't finish the play. Edmílson Vidal scored 0-3 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 董西然, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 董西然 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Natã Rosa went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. In the 44thth minute of the game Natã Rosa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 【№1】游戏王's 董西然 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 47th minute, Ian Salles ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 董西然 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After a rather tough play, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Ian Salles got a free kick in the 60th minute. Rodriguinho Pernambucano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 曲铮远, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Edmílson Vidal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodriguinho Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 曲铮远 in the 72nd minute of play. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Rodriguinho Pernambucano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 董崇坤 in the 74th minute of play. Rodriguinho Pernambucano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 何剑延's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. A collision led to Merusca F&P - CIMZ getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Cícero Diniz hit a great ball. Natã Rosa succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-7 in the 89th playminute. 何剑延 kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.