U18 World League

EiT Arena
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Estrela Solitária's Váldson Aguiar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 10th minute of the match, Miromir Pietrasz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mário Quirino saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Fc Śrem Team's Julian Danisiewicz got a free kick in the 12th minute. Fryderyk Filipkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Váldson Aguiar in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute Teodoro Meirelles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fryderyk Filipkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th match minute, Estrela Solitária was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilton Coutinho to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Miromir Pietrasz in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mário Quirino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 20 minutes into the match, Miromir Pietrasz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mário Quirino. Estrela Solitária's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miromir Pietrasz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Fc Śrem Team's Fryderyk Filipkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodoro Meirelles in the 36th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Fc Śrem Team's Miromir Pietrasz got a free kick in the 37th minute. After 39 minutes of play, Estrela Solitária's Teodoro Meirelles made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fryderyk Filipkowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luís Fernando Proença hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Mário Quirino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miromir Pietrasz in the 43rd minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Miromir Pietrasz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miromir Pietrasz in the 53rd minute of play forced Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper Mário Quirino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mário Quirino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miromir Pietrasz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 55 played minutes Fc Śrem Team got a freekick which was hit by Mariusz Rydzewski. Fc Śrem Team's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Luís Fernando Proença scored to the left of an out of position Fryderyk Filipkowski, making the score, 1-2. Wilton Coutinho charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wilton Coutinho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 60th match minute, Estrela Solitária was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilton Coutinho to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miromir Pietrasz in the 61st minute of play forced Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper Mário Quirino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronaldo Vidal hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. If Váldson Aguiar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fryderyk Filipkowski was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Teodoro Meirelles capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Teodoro Meirelles really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. The supporters of Fc Śrem Team booed when Estrela Solitária was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronaldo Vidal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 85 minutes, Alfred Chludzinski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fc Śrem Team and the Estrela Solitária players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Estrela Solitária booed when Fc Śrem Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfred Chludzinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Fc Śrem Team's Konrad Drugi got a free kick in the 87th minute. Álvaro Neiva took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 88th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fryderyk Filipkowski. Fc Śrem Team's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Mário Quirino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Remigiusz Kazanowski went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. In the 94th minute Luís Fernando Proença shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fryderyk Filipkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Estrela Solitária's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.