U18 World League

Arena Abaeté
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Renátó Magyar started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee felt a red card was in order, 5 minutes into the game, when Alessandro Junior put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 4th minute of the game. One of Futebol Dos Parça:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Grandi Lupi:s goal. If Árpád Bognár had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 12 minutes into the game, Ferenc Fenyves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grandi Lupi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Futebol Dos Parça the free kick. After 13 played minutes Grandi Lupi got a freekick which was hit by Ferenc Fenyves. If Emerson da Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Augusto Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Renátó Magyar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 21 minutes into the game, Donato Botelho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Futebol Dos Parça's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Grandi Lupi the free kick. Carlos Alberto Negri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renátó Magyar, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Carlos Alberto Negri came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Grandi Lupi's Márk Dala. But to his dismay, Márk Dala quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 33 minutes into the match, Emerson da Costa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Imre Sebők. Grandi Lupi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emerson da Costa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Henrique Rosado kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Augusto Ortiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Imre Sebők having to interfere. If Augusto Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 47 minutes, Emerson da Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Futebol Dos Parça's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emerson da Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emerson da Costa was the one to do the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Emerson da Costa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Imre Sebők. Grandi Lupi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emerson da Costa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 62 minutes into the match, Futebol Dos Parça's goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Negri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Renátó Magyar. Carlos Alberto Negri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Renátó Magyar in the 66th minute. Augusto Ortiz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Grandi Lupi's zone, Augusto Ortiz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Imre Sebők came out of the goal and Augusto Ortiz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Henrique Rosado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Alberto Negri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márk Dala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grandi Lupi's Imre Sebők played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Ortiz in the 91st minute of play. After 94 minutes, Pál Füzesi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grandi Lupi and the Futebol Dos Parça players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Grandi Lupi eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.