U18 World League

Sleepy Hollow
Spectators: 7470 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 140) Gilberto Medeiros started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mike Sugden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Edvaldo Brasil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 5th minute, Gilberto Medeiros made a precise shot to the right of Glyn Beesley. The Handsome Wizards UTD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After some careless play in the The Handsome Wizards UTD defense, Bebeto Amaral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Glyn Beesley. The The Handsome Wizards UTD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Glyn Beesley should have stopped the shot. After 12 minutes of play, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Quentin Newlyn made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edvaldo Brasil was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of The Handsome Wizards UTD booed when λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafinha Furtado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Glyn Beesley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovani Lago, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. The supporters of λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR booed when The Handsome Wizards UTD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Quentin Newlyn didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bebeto Amaral in the 20th minute of play forced The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper Glyn Beesley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute Gilberto Medeiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glyn Beesley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mike Sugden during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 25th match minute, The Handsome Wizards UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mike Sugden to maneuver through the defense. Glyn Beesley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilberto Medeiros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute Bebeto Amaral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glyn Beesley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edvaldo Brasil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Barber in the 31st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Theo Avery got a free kick in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bebeto Amaral in the 34th minute of play forced The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper Glyn Beesley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mike Sugden got his second yellow card in the match during the 34th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to The Handsome Wizards UTD getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Mike Sugden hit a great ball. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Glyn Beesley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Medeiros in the 36th minute of play. Nathanial Weeks hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. 47 minutes into the match, Gilberto Medeiros had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Glyn Beesley. The Handsome Wizards UTD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilberto Medeiros was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR made a substitution. Hamílton Martins replaced Célio Meirelles. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Bebeto Amaral got free with Glyn Beesley in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 60 minutes into the game, Theo Avery was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Handsome Wizards UTD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR the free kick. After 60 played minutes The Handsome Wizards UTD got a freekick which was hit by Theo Avery. If Quentin Newlyn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Alfredo de Moraes fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR's protests and gave Alfredo de Moraes a yellow card for diving instead. In the 77th match minute, λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo de Moraes to maneuver through the defense. Bebeto Amaral charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bebeto Amaral the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bebeto Amaral hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Chris Barber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 92 minutes into the match, The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper Glyn Beesley had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giovani Lago. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Bebeto Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot. λᴠαηᴛє ғᴄ.ᴿˢ•ᴮR's supporters rose to their feet, but Bebeto Amaral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Glyn Beesley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.