U18 World League

Estadio SINGULAR
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gil Simões started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Luís Fábio Travassos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Olympique Deleon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The supporters of PLURAL booed when Olympique Deleon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nilmar Sousa didn't get a good kick on the ball. PLURAL's Sandro Mafra shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 9th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Kléber Lira but with some difficulty. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind PLURAL's goalkeeper Jorge Montenegro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Olympique Deleon's Luís Fábio Travassos in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PLURAL's goalie prevented a goal. 23 minutes into the match, PLURAL's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Fábio Travassos came free, but Jorge Montenegro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leandro Falcão charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leandro Falcão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leandro Falcão kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Olympique Deleon's Luís Fábio Travassos got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Fábio Travassos in the 37th minute of play forced PLURAL's goalkeeper Jorge Montenegro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorge Montenegro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Fábio Travassos's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. When Olympique Deleon's Luís Fábio Travassos in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PLURAL's goalie prevented a goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luís Fábio Travassos was the one to do the kick off. Luís Fábio Travassos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. António Jesus hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. If Mathias Rossi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When PLURAL's Gil Simões in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olympique Deleon's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Olympique Deleon's Pedro Luís Melo got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Pedro Luís Melo's late challenge caught a PLURAL's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Luís Melo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Olympique Deleon getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Pedro Luís Melo hit a great ball. In the 76thth minute of the game Luís Fábio Travassos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PLURAL's Jorge Montenegro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to PLURAL getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. António Jesus hit a great ball. In the 78thth minute of the game Luís Fábio Travassos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PLURAL's Jorge Montenegro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jorge Montenegro stood somewhat misplaced when Luís Fábio Travassos came free in front of goal and shot 0-3 to the left of him in the 81 minute. In the 88th minute, Olympique Deleon's Sydney Motta seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Sydney Motta the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Olympique Deleon protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Sydney Motta had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 88th minute, one of Olympique Deleon: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 Olympique Deleon. The referee gave PLURAL a penalty, 91 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sandro Mafra, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Olympique Deleon's Kléber Lira. 1-3.