U18 World League

Valgejoe Stadium
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) In the 9th minute Veríssimo Vasconcelos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ott Neumann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th match minute, castro marim cyty was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Anjos to maneuver through the defense. Veríssimo Vasconcelos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Ott Neumann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eero Laineste in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rui Noronha saved castro marim cyty from getting behind. A hard shot 24 in the game by Joosep Allas from a close distance when the talented Rui Noronha managed to make a qualified save. castro marim cyty's players were relieved. Rui Noronha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eero Vainola in the 25th minute of the match. Rui Noronha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eero Laineste, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Cin-Cin Marger la birra's zone, Veríssimo Vasconcelos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ott Neumann came out of the goal and Veríssimo Vasconcelos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 41 minutes into the game, castro marim cyty's João Bezerra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ott Neumann made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Veríssimo Vasconcelos made the kick off in the second half. Eero Vainola charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eero Vainola the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eero Vainola kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Veríssimo Vasconcelos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 55th match minute, Cin-Cin Marger la birra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eero Laineste to maneuver through the defense. After 58 played minutes Cin-Cin Marger la birra got a freekick which was hit by Sven Ratas. 62 minutes into the game, Cin-Cin Marger la birra's Eero Laineste nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rui Noronha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Rui Noronha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joosep Allas, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Veríssimo Vasconcelos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Ott Neumann made a huge save. During the 76th minute of the match Eero Vainola completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Eero Vainola a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joosep Allas in the 79th minute of play forced castro marim cyty's goalkeeper Rui Noronha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Alfredo Anjos was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 80 minutes had been played. In the 81st minute, Alfredo Anjos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rui Noronha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Hobune, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 88 minutes, Xavier Junqueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. castro marim cyty's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xavier Junqueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joosep Allas kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the castro marim cyty players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Cin-Cin Marger la birra.