U18 World League

Arena Cedro
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Roger Costa took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luciano Valadares hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the match, Luciano Valadares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hélder Severo. São José City - FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luciano Valadares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. João Leiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the São José City - FSCMZ defense, Luciano Valadares kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hélder Severo. The São José City - FSCMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hélder Severo should have stopped the shot. 37 minutes into the game, João Leiva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Hélder Severo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luciano Valadares charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luciano Valadares the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luciano Valadares hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. When Edgar Cavalcante fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored São José City - FSCMZ's protests and gave Edgar Cavalcante a yellow card for diving instead. 47 minutes into the game, Floresta Club U18's Diogo Cordeiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hélder Severo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell João Leiva to make the kick off. Jardel da Silveira charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jardel da Silveira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of São José City - FSCMZ booed when Floresta Club U18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jardel da Silveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hudson de Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dito Xavier, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Hélder Severo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeca Souto in the 62nd minute of play. Hélder Severo came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Floresta Club U18's Luciano Valadares. But to his dismay, Luciano Valadares quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. The supporters of São José City - FSCMZ booed when Floresta Club U18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jardel da Silveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. São José City - FSCMZ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luiz Paulo Leão in the 86th minute. 87 minutes into the match, João Leiva notched a goal, 1-6, to the right of São José City - FSCMZ's Hélder Severo. Hélder Severo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hudson de Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.