U18 World League

APSHA ARENA
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) When the match clock showed 5 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Cristiano Senna sped through F.C. SPERANTZA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dmytro Mykulyak. The F.C. SPERANTZA fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when F.C. SPERANTZA's Stanislav Tsymbal looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 16 minutes F.C. SPERANTZA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wágner Urbano who took care of the corner kick. Dmytro Mykulyak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kauan Monteiro went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Dmytro Mykulyak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kauan Monteiro in the 20th minute of play. If Stanislav Tsymbal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Perivaldo Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyrylo Zhelikhovskyj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kauan Monteiro in the 36th minute of play forced F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper Dmytro Mykulyak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stanislav Tsymbal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Kyrylo Zhelikhovskyj's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Perivaldo Torres was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. After 53 minutes of play, F.C. SPERANTZA's Bogdan Sokyrka made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Perivaldo Torres was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Kauan Monteiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dmytro Mykulyak was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save F.C. SPERANTZA from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Artur Perekytnyi during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, F.C. SPERANTZA's Artur Perekytnyi got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Dmytro Mykulyak was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Cristiano Senna capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristiano Senna really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. After a rather tough play, Jardim América FC's Luís Guilherme Salgado got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute, Paulo Cruz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the match, Jardim América FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bogdan Sokyrka came free, but Perivaldo Torres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Jardim América FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Wágner Urbano hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the match, F.C. SPERANTZA's Svyatoslav Chayka sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Perivaldo Torres narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cristiano Senna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 90 minutes into the match, F.C. SPERANTZA's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Senna came free, but Dmytro Mykulyak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stanislav Tsymbal in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Perivaldo Torres saved Jardim América FC from getting behind. The Jardim América FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Jardim América FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.