U18 World League

Estádio Arapucão
Spectators: 8036 (Terracing: 6028, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mandaguari Goiano got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th match minute, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Guedes to maneuver through the defense. 5 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalkeeper Almir Machado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mandaguari Goiano. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mandaguari Goiano in the 8th minute of play forced ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalkeeper Almir Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Almir Machado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evandro Novaes in the 12th minute. De-Jesús Goiano kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodriguinho Nascimento in the 20th minute of play forced Jataiense Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Raimundo Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Almir Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mandaguari Goiano in the 23rd minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goal looked a bit too open when Mandaguari Goiano came free, but Almir Machado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardo Quirino hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Christiano de Azevedo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Raimundo Ortiz in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 37th minute, Jardel Abraão made a precise shot to the right of Raimundo Ortiz. Jataiense Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Almir Machado made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Mandaguari Goiano sent off a good shot on target. Rodriguinho Nascimento struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Raimundo Ortiz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙.

Jardel Abraão who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Raimundo Ortiz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 64 minutes into the match, Jataiense Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Rodriguinho Nascimento came free, but Raimundo Ortiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christiano de Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Raimundo Ortiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Jataiense Futebol Clube defense, Jardel Abraão kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raimundo Ortiz. The Jataiense Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raimundo Ortiz should have stopped the shot. Jataiense Futebol Clube's Wellington Moura was substituted for Giuseppe Siqueira. Genílson Munhoz hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Raimundo Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christiano de Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raimundo Ortiz was a little too slow when Christiano de Azevedo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 0-3. After 91 minutes, Christiano de Azevedo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ and the Jataiense Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Christiano de Azevedo got a free kick in the 91st minute. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.