U18 World League

Arena Milanis
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) FC Hollywood's Michael Hoffmann 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. In the 2nd minute, Ruben Seiderer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Milanis E.C. getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Luiz Fernando de Lima hit a great ball. In the 20th minute, Michael Hoffmann made a precise shot to the right of Magno Braga. Milanis E.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 24th minute, Milanis E.C.'s Belmiro Koehler dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Christopher Schopp's late challenge caught a Milanis E.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christopher Schopp helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FC Hollywood getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Christopher Schopp hit a great ball. Uli Kompa made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Zé Carlos da Cunha sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Trancoso in the 38th minute of play forced FC Hollywood's goalkeeper Uli Kompa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Ruben Seiderer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Magno Braga was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Magno Braga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Hoffmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

If Augusto das Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Florian Klauck sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Milanis E.C.'s Magno Braga didn't even have to move. Sebastian Luchtenberg received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Magno Braga came out and tried to block the shot, but Sebastian Luchtenberg slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 68th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC Hollywood's zone, Zé Carlos da Cunha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Uli Kompa came out of the goal and Zé Carlos da Cunha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 72nd minute, Leonardo Trancoso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Uli Kompa was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Uli Kompa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldão Mazza in the 80th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Leonardo Trancoso notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of FC Hollywood's Uli Kompa. Uli Kompa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC Hollywood's Uli Kompa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Carlos da Cunha in the 85th minute of play. If Ronaldão Mazza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Uli Kompa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Trancoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The FC Hollywood players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Milanis E.C. from taking control. The game ends in a draw.