U18 World League

FLA Arena
Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luís Fabiano Freire took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd match minute, FLA MQ BRASIL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Fabiano Arósio to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Maadan Kempes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel Albuquerque was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. After having played for 7 minutes, Maadan Kempes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Suprs Academia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maadan Kempes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maadan Kempes in the 10th minute of play forced FLA MQ BRASIL's goalkeeper Gabriel Albuquerque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 11 played minutes Suprs Academia got a freekick which was hit by Nuno Mourato. Manuel Silveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fabiano Freire in the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, Marcelo Guerreiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Suprs Academia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FLA MQ BRASIL the free kick. Marcelo Guerreiro hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. When Marcelo Ramalho fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FLA MQ BRASIL's protests and gave Marcelo Ramalho a yellow card for diving instead. After 25 played minutes FLA MQ BRASIL got a freekick which was hit by Marcelo Ramalho. Gabriel Albuquerque showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arthur Zico, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Maadan Kempes took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gabriel Albuquerque. Gabriel Albuquerque dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. FLA MQ BRASIL's Gabriel Albuquerque played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Mourato in the 38th minute of play. Maadan Kempes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Albuquerque having to interfere. Marcelo Guerreiro struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Gabriel Albuquerque didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Suprs Academia. After the first half Suprs Academia were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After a rather tough play, FLA MQ BRASIL's Luís Fabiano Arósio got a free kick in the 65th minute. Maadan Kempes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Suprs Academia's Manuel Silveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raúl Soeiro in the 76th minute of play. Gabriel Albuquerque didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maadan Kempes went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. After 82 played minutes FLA MQ BRASIL got a freekick which was hit by Luís Fabiano Freire. After 83 played minutes Suprs Academia got a freekick which was hit by Maadan Kempes. 85 minutes into the match, Maadan Kempes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gabriel Albuquerque, 1-4. Suprs Academia were furious when Huberto Coelho was red carded, 92 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 92nd minute, one of Suprs Academia:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Suprs Academia. In the 97th match minute, Suprs Academia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Telmo Lousada to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Suprs Academia left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FLA MQ BRASIL.