U18 World League

R22
Spectators: 7654 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kalu Uche started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Socjopaci was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustaw Domaracki to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute Fernandinho Novaes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patryk Grabski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reinaldo Damião was a little too slow when Kalu Uche got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. After 12 played minutes Socjopaci got a freekick which was hit by Waldemar Karanowski. The referee gave Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- a penalty, 15 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Wágner Massa, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Socjopaci's Patryk Grabski. 1-1. Reinaldo Damião made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kalu Uche in the 35th minute of play. After 42 played minutes Socjopaci got a freekick which was hit by Cléber De Lima. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Teodoro Munhoz to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Socjopaci's goalkeeper Patryk Grabski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gabriel Travassos. Patryk Grabski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernandinho Novaes in the 54th minute of the match. Reinaldo Damião took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kalu Uche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zdzislaw Bronder's late challenge caught a Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zdzislaw Bronder helped the player get up and apologised. Zdzislaw Bronder kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Gustaw Domaracki charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gustaw Domaracki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st match minute, Socjopaci was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustaw Domaracki to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute, Socjopaci's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Teodoro Munhoz fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antoni Huk during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Benedito Sampaio hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Reinaldo Damião played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kalu Uche in the 87th minute of play. Raimundo Félix received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Patryk Grabski came out and tried to block the shot, but Raimundo Félix slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 93rd minute. Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.