U18 World League

FLA Arena
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Marcelinho Perez's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Albertinho Mattos firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 11th match minute, FLA MQ BRASIL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Fabiano Freire to maneuver through the defense. Gabriel Albuquerque made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tim Tim in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute Luís Fabiano Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albertinho Mattos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Raining Blood's Gil Figueiredo got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 24th match minute, FLA MQ BRASIL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Rosado to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, Raining Blood's Luiz Guilherme Trancoso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gabriel Albuquerque narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gabriel Albuquerque made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tim Tim in the 28th minute of play. Gabriel Albuquerque stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matheus Mesquita's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. When Raining Blood's Tim Tim in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FLA MQ BRASIL's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Tim Tim put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Gabriel Albuquerque. In the 40th minute Luís Fabiano Arósio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albertinho Mattos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 43 played minutes FLA MQ BRASIL got a freekick which was hit by Luís Fabiano Arósio. The Raining Blood fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when Raining Blood's Tim Tim looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luís Fabiano Freire stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Raining Blood getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Enrique Pombal hit a great ball. In the 52nd minute of the match Marcelo Ramalho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Albertinho Mattos skillfully saved the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Tim Tim kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gabriel Albuquerque. That made the score 0-3 in the 54 minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Raining Blood's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Fabiano Freire came free, but Albertinho Mattos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, FLA MQ BRASIL's Gabriel Albuquerque got control of the ball when Tim Tim tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Raining Blood's Enrique Pombal got a free kick in the 67th minute. Raining Blood's Humberto Simão was substituted for Henrique Miranda. Raining Blood's Dé Mangueira was substituted for Tim Tim. Dé Mangueira's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gabriel Albuquerque firmly grabbed it by the left post. Raining Blood's Albertinho Mattos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raúl Soeiro in the 74th minute of play. With 78 minutes on the clock, Samuel Perez commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Samuel Perez hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Luiz Fernando Arantes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Raining Blood's supporters rose to their feet, but Luiz Fernando Arantes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Albuquerque breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gabriel Albuquerque showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Simão, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Marcelinho Perez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 85 played minutes FLA MQ BRASIL got a freekick which was hit by Luís Fabiano Freire. Gabriel Albuquerque made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humberto Simão in the 87th minute of play. The FLA MQ BRASIL manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Raining Blood to win.