U18 World League

United Arena
Spectators: 7764 (Terracing: 5824, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) Elano Cunha made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, S.C. Reis United's Paulinho Mendonça got a free kick in the 4th minute. The audience was convinced that Amadeu Negri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Linhares was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Elano Cunha took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Carlos Linhares to make any attempt to save it. Carlos Linhares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amadeu Negri, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. If Herberto Corte-Real had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baltazar Santos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. João Paulo Urbano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Luisinho Trancoso took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Carlos Linhares to make any attempt to save it. Paulo Renato Trevisan kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd match minute, S.C. Reis United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enio Matorin to maneuver through the defense. João Paulo Urbano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Peixoto, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 46th minute Amadeu Negri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, S.C. Reis United's Enio Matorin got a free kick in the 47th minute. Enio Matorin kicked well hit freekick during the 49th minute of the match. S.C. Reis United's João Paulo Urbano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Fernandes in the 50th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

João Paulo Urbano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Carmo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 67 minutes on the clock, Lucílio Cesário commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 67th minute, Lucílio Cesário hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisinho Trancoso in the 68th minute of play forced Sporting Clube de Gaya's goalkeeper Carlos Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute, Vladimiro Moutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elano Cunha in the 87th minute of play forced Sporting Clube de Gaya's goalkeeper Carlos Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elano Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 97 minutes into the match, S.C. Reis United's goalkeeper João Paulo Urbano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Fernandes. Sporting Clube de Gaya's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.