U18 World League

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Freddy Friebe took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Freddy Friebe could shoot a difficult shot in the 4th minute, which Váldson de Queirós however easily saved by the left post. After 13 played minutes Palmeiras got a freekick which was hit by Téo Trancoso. In the 15th minute of the match Theo Ealham shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Váldson de Queirós showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Váldson de Queirós came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Team Pogba's Antony Rockey. But to his dismay, Antony Rockey quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 24th minute of the match Theo Ealham shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Váldson de Queirós showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Antony Rockey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 37 played minutes Palmeiras got a freekick which was hit by Rodriguinho Carneiro. In the 39th minute, Theo Ealham sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Palmeiras's Váldson de Queirós didn't even have to move. Horácio Lara hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Palmeiras's Váldson de Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joseph Nicholson in the 46th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Team Pogba's Marcus Ainge was substituted for Joseph Nicholson. Team Pogba's Rich Tinker was substituted for Chesney Eubank. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ronaldinho Cosme to strike the kick off in the second half. Váldson de Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rich Tinker in the 54th minute of play. Rodriguinho Carneiro kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Rich Tinker might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Váldson de Queirós. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rich Tinker ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 63rd minute, Zane Beadle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 66 minutes, Horácio Lara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palmeiras and the Team Pogba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Váldson de Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rich Tinker, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Váldson de Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antony Rockey in the 71st minute of play. If Rich Tinker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Palmeiras's Váldson de Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rich Tinker in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theo Ealham in the 86th minute of play forced Palmeiras's goalkeeper Váldson de Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Theo Ealham hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. 3-0 became the score in the 91st minute when Freddy Friebe elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the Team Pogba players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.