U18 World League

Nitra Park
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pedro Augusto Barral got the match started through his kick off. Sandinense ADF's defense didn't have a chance, in the 3rd minute, when Rodrigo Arantes scored to the left of an out of position Alfredão de Medeiros, making the score, 1-0. Sandinense ADF's Yuri Terra got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ramón Hoffmann charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramón Hoffmann the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 12th match minute, Sandinense ADF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramón Hoffmann to maneuver through the defense. Fernandão Quadros hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. If Pedro Augusto Barral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Augusto Barral struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Alfredão de Medeiros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nitra FC. Rodrigo Arantes hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. André Luiz Koehler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramón Hoffmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Pedro Augusto Barral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yuri Terra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. André Luiz Koehler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Augusto Barral scored 2-0 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfredão de Medeiros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 47 minutes into the match, Yuri Terra notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Nitra FC's André Luiz Koehler. André Luiz Koehler was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Egídio Vale stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pedro Augusto Barral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 58 minutes into the game, Sandinense ADF's Egídio Vale nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. André Luiz Koehler made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Nelsinho Ceresso hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Alfredão de Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Arantes in the 69th minute of the match. Alfredão de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Arantes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Augusto Barral struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Alfredão de Medeiros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nitra FC. After 77 minutes of play, Nitra FC's Rodrigo Arantes made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredão de Medeiros was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rodrigo Arantes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredão de Medeiros having to interfere. In the 83rd match minute, Sandinense ADF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ediberto Paraense to maneuver through the defense. If Rodrigo Arantes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yuri Terra got free with André Luiz Koehler in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Egídio Vale during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 90 played minutes Sandinense ADF got a freekick which was hit by Egídio Vale. A collision led to Sandinense ADF getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Yuri Terra hit a great ball. Alfredão de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Arantes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Arantes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 97th minute, Pedro Augusto Barral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nitra FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Nitra FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.