U18 World League

Galaxy Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Claudinho Valle made the kick off which started today's match. When Germano Custódio came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the TRICOSHOW F.CLUB fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Germano Custódio couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Elite™- FC Galácticos booed when TRICOSHOW F.CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mauro Abreu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicolas Mendes was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 7th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The supporters of TRICOSHOW F.CLUB booed when Elite™- FC Galácticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benedito Carvalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Elite™- FC Galácticos getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Matías Simão hit a great ball. In the 26th minute of the match Bruno Pinho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sebastião Garcia showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Vicente Lara made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Jonas Abreu sent off a good shot on target. 32 minutes into the match, TRICOSHOW F.CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Cristóvão Maciel came free, but Vicente Lara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisco de Carvalho's late challenge caught a Elite™- FC Galácticos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francisco de Carvalho helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, TRICOSHOW F.CLUB's Francisco de Carvalho got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Sebastião Garcia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco de Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedito Carvalho in the 43rd minute of play forced TRICOSHOW F.CLUB's goalkeeper Vicente Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bruno Pinho kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. A hard shot by Nicolas Mendes from long distance, 47 minutes into the match, got Vicente Lara's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

After 55 minutes of play, Elite™- FC Galácticos's João Pedro Goiano made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vicente Lara was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to TRICOSHOW F.CLUB getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Mauro Abreu hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Nicolas Mendes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Elite™- FC Galácticos's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicolas Mendes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vicente Lara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 65 played minutes TRICOSHOW F.CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Hudson Chaves. Elite™- FC Galácticos's defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Germano Custódio scored to the left of an out of position Sebastião Garcia, making the score, 2-1. Sebastião Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Germano Custódio, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 81 minutes into the game, Hudson Chaves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TRICOSHOW F.CLUB's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elite™- FC Galácticos the free kick. After a rather tough play, TRICOSHOW F.CLUB's Hudson Chaves got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute of the match Nicolas Mendes sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vicente Lara skillfully saved the ball. Sebastião Garcia came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by TRICOSHOW F.CLUB's Francisco de Carvalho. But to his dismay, Francisco de Carvalho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Sebastião Garcia came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by TRICOSHOW F.CLUB's Francisco de Carvalho. But to his dismay, Francisco de Carvalho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Elite™- FC Galácticos lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.