U18 World League

Arena Palmares
Spectators: 9216 (Terracing: 6914, Seating: 2119, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eliseu Alagoano started the match with the kick off. 卡納里尼奧 FC's João Vítor Guimarães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomás Maia in the 2nd minute of play. A collision led to 卡納里尼奧 FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Sidnei Dionísio hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the game, João Vítor Sena was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palmares Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 卡納里尼奧 FC the free kick. João Vítor Sena hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, Palmares Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseu Alagoano came free, but Leonardo Paz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 21 minutes, Sidnei Dionísio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 卡納里尼奧 FC and the Palmares Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. Haroldo Lopes hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. João Ferreira kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. If Haroldo Lopes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st match minute, 卡納里尼奧 FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amílton Marinho to maneuver through the defense. Palmares Futebol Clube's Leonardo Paz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Damasceno in the 43rd minute of play. Leonardo Paz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agostinho Guedes in the 44th minute of play. 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.

In the 51st match minute, Palmares Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haroldo Lopes to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Palmares Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Ricardo Barreto hit a great ball. After having played for 56 minutes, Abel Vidal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 卡納里尼奧 FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abel Vidal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to 卡納里尼奧 FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Amílton Marinho hit a great ball. João Vítor Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Vítor Sena in the 61st minute of the match. Thomás Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Palmares Futebol Clube made a substitution. João Carlos Antunes replaced Jarbas Porto. 卡納里尼奧 FC's João Vítor Guimarães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomás Maia in the 71st minute of play. 72 minutes into the game, João Vítor Sena cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. João Vítor Guimarães was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Leonardo Paz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eliseu Alagoano in the 75th minute. After 78 played minutes 卡納里尼奧 FC got a freekick which was hit by Vítor da Costa. Severino da Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, João Vítor Sena notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of 卡納里尼奧 FC's João Vítor Guimarães. João Vítor Guimarães was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Palmares Futebol Clube's Leonardo Paz got control of the ball when Eliseu Alagoano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leonardo Paz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseu Alagoano in the 92nd minute of the match. If João Carlos Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 94 minutes into the game, Thomás Maia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. João Vítor Guimarães was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Palmares Futebol Clube were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of 卡納里尼奧 FC for a fine match.