U18 World League

Syd Barret
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Ferreira Lopes MZC's Natanael Bittencourt started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Queirós in the 3rd minute of play forced Pink Floyd's goalkeeper Cirilo Tebaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natanael Bittencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 10th match minute, Pink Floyd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Bihar to maneuver through the defense. Cirilo Tebaldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelson Cearense in the 11th minute of the match. Fernando Gartxot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Cruz having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Queirós in the 17th minute of play forced Pink Floyd's goalkeeper Cirilo Tebaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nelson Cearense recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fabian Bihar's late challenge caught a Ferreira Lopes MZC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabian Bihar helped the player get up and apologised. Fabian Bihar kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Andrézinho Magalhães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Cirilo Tebaldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cirilo Tebaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelson Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nelson Cearense in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cirilo Tebaldo saved Pink Floyd from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrézinho Magalhães in the 38th minute of play forced Pink Floyd's goalkeeper Cirilo Tebaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pink Floyd's Cirilo Tebaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nelson Cearense in the 43rd minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alvaro Innocenzio to strike the kick off in the second half. Jano de Amorim's late challenge caught a Pink Floyd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jano de Amorim helped the player get up and apologised. Jano de Amorim kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrézinho Magalhães got free with Cirilo Tebaldo in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pink Floyd's Cirilo Tebaldo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Pink Floyd from getting a goal against them. Cirilo Tebaldo didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 57th minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. Natanael Bittencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Damaso Rivas fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pink Floyd's protests and gave Damaso Rivas a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Pink Floyd's Damaso Rivas got a free kick in the 65th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Natanael Bittencourt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ferreira Lopes MZC's supporters rose to their feet, but Natanael Bittencourt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cirilo Tebaldo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cirilo Tebaldo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Natanael Bittencourt went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. If Nelson Cearense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Pink Floyd's Alvaro Innocenzio got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Ferreira Lopes MZC played a much better game than Pink Floyd and deserved their victory. The Pink Floyd players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.