U18 World League

Lakeside Park
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Laércio Damião started the match with the kick off. In the 8th minute, Baxter Mogork fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. HASSELHOFF BABES's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Barry Crocker in the 11th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Ademir Guia managed to get in a good position for a shot. União Verde FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ademir Guia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bern Markcrow breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 20th match minute, HASSELHOFF BABES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eden Colling to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute of the match Vladimir Motta shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bern Markcrow showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilvan Pombal in the 31st minute of play forced HASSELHOFF BABES's goalkeeper Bern Markcrow to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to União Verde FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Luis Pereira hit a great ball. A collision led to União Verde FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Agnaldo Tinoco hit a great ball. In the 39th minute, Benedict Hodgson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laércio Damião scored 2-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bern Markcrow, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. União Verde FC's Gilvan Pombal got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benedict Hodgson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Baxter Mogork struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Bebeto de Salles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HASSELHOFF BABES. The audience was convinced that Benedict Hodgson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bebeto de Salles was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. In the 58th minute Benedict Hodgson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bebeto de Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute of the match HASSELHOFF BABES got a corner. União Verde FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Barry Crocker ran over to the corner to take the kick. HASSELHOFF BABES's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Barry Crocker in the 61st minute. The corner ended in Barry Crocker almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but União Verde FC's Bebeto de Salles did a great save. HASSELHOFF BABES were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after União Verde FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Barry Crocker took the corner. The corner ended in Barry Crocker almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but União Verde FC's Bebeto de Salles did a great save. In the 67thth minute of the game Barry Crocker who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but União Verde FC's Bebeto de Salles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. HASSELHOFF BABES's Bern Markcrow played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ademir Guia in the 70th minute of play. Benedict Hodgson struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Bebeto de Salles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HASSELHOFF BABES. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedict Hodgson in the 77th minute of play forced União Verde FC's goalkeeper Bebeto de Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bebeto de Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barry Crocker in the 91st minute of play. Bern Markcrow made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Laércio Damião sent off a good shot on target. União Verde FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.