U18 World League

Mans
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jamal Musiala started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the match, Mans's goal looked a bit too open when Délio Vargas came free, but Ilan Saudrais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10thth minute of the game José Paulo Pitta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mans's Ilan Saudrais was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arthur de Toledo during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 12 played minutes G.E. Juventus FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Arthur de Toledo. Jamal Musiala kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Mans's Thomas Müller got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 23rdth minute of the game José Paulo Pitta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mans's Ilan Saudrais was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 25th minute Serafim Ramos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilan Saudrais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilan Saudrais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Paulo Pitta, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Paulo Pitta in the 32nd minute of play forced Mans's goalkeeper Ilan Saudrais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, José Paulo Pitta put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ilan Saudrais. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Paulo Pitta in the 38th minute of play forced Mans's goalkeeper Ilan Saudrais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bérenger Bauche's late challenge caught a G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bérenger Bauche helped the player get up and apologised. Bérenger Bauche kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. A collision led to G.E. Juventus FSCMZ getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Gino da Rocha hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the game, Thomas Müller recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Pedro Luís Dracena. Thomas Müller showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Paulo Pitta to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Thomas Müller cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Pedro Luís Dracena was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that José Paulo Pitta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilan Saudrais was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. José Paulo Pitta's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Ilan Saudrais skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A hard shot 67 in the game by José Paulo Pitta from a close distance when the talented Ilan Saudrais managed to make a qualified save. Mans's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Paulo Pitta got free with Ilan Saudrais in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Luís Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas Müller in the 71st minute of the match. Mans's Ilan Saudrais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Délio Vargas in the 73rd minute of play. In the 76th minute, José Paulo Pitta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ilan Saudrais was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. 83 minutes into the game, Jamal Musiala was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mans's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave G.E. Juventus FSCMZ the free kick. After 83 played minutes Mans got a freekick which was hit by Jamal Musiala. After a defensive mix-up in Mans's zone, José Paulo Pitta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ilan Saudrais came out of the goal and José Paulo Pitta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fernando Toscano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilan Saudrais having to interfere. 88 minutes into the match, Mans's goalkeeper Ilan Saudrais had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reynaldo do Nascimento. With a little luck, Mans's Ilan Saudrais got control of the ball when José Paulo Pitta tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 91 minutes, Jamal Musiala managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mans's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jamal Musiala was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Paulo Pitta in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ilan Saudrais saved Mans from getting behind. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Fernando Toscano shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 98th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ilan Saudrais but with some difficulty.