U18 World League

Mans
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dário Paraibano got the match started through his kick off. Grêmio FBPA's Osvaldinho Marquez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomas Müller in the 8th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Ahmed Drieu took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Osvaldinho Marquez to make any attempt to save it. In the 13th minute, Alexandre Bonnet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Müller in the 18th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Grêmio FBPA getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Dino Castro hit a great ball. The supporters of Grêmio FBPA booed when Mans was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thomas Müller didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wilian Alves made a great header on Grêmio FBPA's corner, it was just that Mans's Ilan Saudrais managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wilian Alves in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ilan Saudrais prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Wilian Alves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilan Saudrais was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 34th minute Thomas Müller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldinho Marquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osvaldinho Marquez was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ahmed Drieu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 40 minute of play. In the 44th minute, Bérenger Bauche got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roland Ageorges in the 45th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ahmed Drieu made a kick off. Osvaldinho Marquez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Drieu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 55 minutes into the match, Ahmed Drieu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Osvaldinho Marquez. Grêmio FBPA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmed Drieu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Bérenger Bauche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Osvaldinho Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amadeu Pitta's late challenge caught a Mans's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amadeu Pitta helped the player get up and apologised. Amadeu Pitta hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Osvaldinho Marquez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Drieu in the 66th minute of play. After some careless play in the Grêmio FBPA defense, Thomas Müller kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Osvaldinho Marquez. The Grêmio FBPA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Osvaldinho Marquez should have stopped the shot. In the 72nd minute Ahmed Drieu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldinho Marquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Mans fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when Mans's Ahmed Drieu 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 6-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 77 played minutes Grêmio FBPA got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldo Santana. In the 82nd minute Ahmed Drieu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldinho Marquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Grêmio FBPA booed when Mans was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandre Bonnet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ronaldo Ramos, 83 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Mans's Ilan Saudrais proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Mans from getting a goal against them.