U18 World League

Arena Rondy
Spectators: 10864 (Terracing: 8149, Seating: 2499, VIP seats: 216) SS SuperSonics's Ganga Banga 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. The audience was convinced that Ganga Banga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charles Sarmento was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Ganga Banga put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Charles Sarmento. João Vítor Alves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Hugon Lenertej made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers João Vítor Alves in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hugon Lenertej saved SS SuperSonics from getting behind. Hugon Lenertej showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gil dos Santos in the 18th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the game, Adalberto Vianna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SS SuperSonics the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ganga Banga in the 28th minute of play forced Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goalkeeper Charles Sarmento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adalberto Vianna received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hugon Lenertej came out and tried to block the shot, but Adalberto Vianna slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 31st minute. Charles Sarmento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeusz Radzyminski in the 35th minute of play. Zachariasz Kaczucha kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Gil dos Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugon Lenertej saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Charles Sarmento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ganga Banga, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 44 minutes into the match, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Ganga Banga came free, but Charles Sarmento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Charles Sarmento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ganga Banga, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adalberto Vianna to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Rondinone F.C - FDFDF were awarded a corner. Hermínio Maciel went to the cornerflag to take it. After 63 played minutes SS SuperSonics got a freekick which was hit by Zachariasz Kaczucha. In the 66thth minute of the game Adalberto Vianna who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SS SuperSonics's Hugon Lenertej was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hugon Lenertej made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gil dos Santos in the 68th minute of play. With 69 minutes on the clock, Bogumil Misiorowski commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Tiago Fontes was substituted for João Vítor Alves. Hugon Lenertej took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermínio Maciel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adalberto Vianna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugon Lenertej having to interfere. SS SuperSonics made a substitution. Gucci Gangstad replaced Ganga Banga. Gucci Gangstad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Charles Sarmento made a huge save. After having played for 79 minutes, Gucci Gangstad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SS SuperSonics's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gucci Gangstad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, SS SuperSonics's Zachariasz Kaczucha got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 88 minutes into the match, SS SuperSonics's Marek Hejza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Charles Sarmento narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 90 minutes of play, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Adalberto Vianna made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugon Lenertej was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Adalberto Vianna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's supporters rose to their feet, but Adalberto Vianna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hugon Lenertej breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF had played much better football throughout.