U18 World League

Nitra Park
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Augusto Barral in the 2nd minute of play forced VfL Wolfsburg's goalkeeper Per-Olof Bengtsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Luiz Koehler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Malcolm Morat in the 4th minute of the match. VfL Wolfsburg's Per-Olof Bengtsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save VfL Wolfsburg from getting a goal against them. In the 15th match minute, VfL Wolfsburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Erik Dalman to maneuver through the defense. Nelsinho Ceresso took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Per-Olof Bengtsson. VfL Wolfsburg's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Björn Gunnarsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Malcolm Morat in the 20th minute of play forced Nitra FC's goalkeeper André Luiz Koehler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Malcolm Morat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Luiz Koehler was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. The Nitra FC fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when Nitra FC's Davi Prestes 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 36 minutes of play, Nitra FC's Guto Mineiro made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Per-Olof Bengtsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 39th minute, Malcolm Morat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Nitra FC's goalkeeper André Luiz Koehler, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Davi Prestes struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Per-Olof Bengtsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nitra FC. The supporters of Nitra FC booed when VfL Wolfsburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulrik Sjögren didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Nitra FC's Davi Prestes got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 53rd minute, Davi Prestes made a precise shot to the right of Per-Olof Bengtsson. VfL Wolfsburg's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. 58 minutes into the match, Davi Prestes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Per-Olof Bengtsson. VfL Wolfsburg's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Davi Prestes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Per-Olof Bengtsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davi Prestes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Pedro Augusto Barral made a precise shot to the right of Per-Olof Bengtsson. VfL Wolfsburg's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Guto Mineiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Davi Prestes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Per-Olof Bengtsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Malcolm Morat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Luiz Koehler having to interfere. After some careless play in the VfL Wolfsburg defense, Guto Mineiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Per-Olof Bengtsson. The VfL Wolfsburg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Per-Olof Bengtsson should have stopped the shot. 78 minutes into the game, Nitra FC's Davi Prestes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Per-Olof Bengtsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. In the 81st match minute, Nitra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabinho Fontes to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the game, Pedro Augusto Barral cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Per-Olof Bengtsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Davi Prestes scored 10-0 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Per-Olof Bengtsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Guto Mineiro came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Nitra FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Guto Mineiro couldn't finish the play. When the referee ended the match the Nitra FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.