U18 World League

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Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 余星杰 took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Fernando Maciel took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for 倪远迅 to make any attempt to save it. The ≮Empire≯ 福建蓝蛇 fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when ≮Empire≯ 福建蓝蛇's 余星杰 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 12 played minutes ≮Empire≯ 福建蓝蛇 got a freekick which was hit by 康森悦. In the 16th minute, Raul Gonçalves got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 20 played minutes ≮Empire≯ 福建蓝蛇 got a freekick which was hit by 邱川南. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Jano Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot. Família Ressaca MZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Jano Donato was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 倪远迅 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 24 played minutes ≮Empire≯ 福建蓝蛇 got a freekick which was hit by 邱川南. After 27 played minutes ≮Empire≯ 福建蓝蛇 got a freekick which was hit by 康森悦. In the 27th minute of the match Raul Gonçalves sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but 倪远迅 skillfully saved the ball. In the 30th minute, Família Ressaca MZ's Fernando Maciel dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Fernando Maciel had several of the ≮Empire≯ 福建蓝蛇's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 33 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-1 score and a disappointed 倪远迅 as he didn't even see the shot coming. ≮Empire≯ 福建蓝蛇's 倪远迅 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save ≮Empire≯ 福建蓝蛇 from getting a goal against them. 39 minutes into the match, ≮Empire≯ 福建蓝蛇's goalkeeper 倪远迅 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernando Maciel. 41 minutes into the game, Família Ressaca MZ's Jano Donato nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 倪远迅 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. 倪远迅 was a little too slow when Jano Donato got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 5-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fernando Maciel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, 邱川南 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vitinho Fontes. Família Ressaca MZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 邱川南 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. 余星杰 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 倪远迅 came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Família Ressaca MZ's Fernando Maciel. But to his dismay, Fernando Maciel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-2. After 68 minutes, Matías Albuquerque mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Família Ressaca MZ and the ≮Empire≯ 福建蓝蛇 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 68 played minutes Família Ressaca MZ got a freekick which was hit by Matías Albuquerque. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 邱川南 during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 邱川南 kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Vitinho Fontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 余星杰 in the 74th minute of the match. 倪远迅 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matías Albuquerque, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Família Ressaca MZ's zone, 邱川南 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vitinho Fontes came out of the goal and 邱川南 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Gonçalves in the 92nd minute of play forced ≮Empire≯ 福建蓝蛇's goalkeeper 倪远迅 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee ended the match the Família Ressaca MZ players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.