U18 World League

Lavender Stadium
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Reginaldo Ceresso made the kick off which started today's match. Flores da Cunha - RS's Eriberto Abraão proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Flores da Cunha - RS from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Flores da Cunha - RS defense, Zula Scislowicz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eriberto Abraão. The Flores da Cunha - RS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eriberto Abraão should have stopped the shot. Eriberto Abraão made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Dawid Dziewedik sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Flores da Cunha - RS getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Dráuzio de Amaral hit a great ball. Zula Scislowicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 15th minute of the match Lucjan Kapelski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eriberto Abraão skillfully saved the ball. Konrad Grabowicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Zula Scislowicz came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Purple Shadows 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 Zula Scislowicz couldn't finish the play. Zula Scislowicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Eriberto Abraão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eriberto Abraão was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zula Scislowicz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 28 minute of play. With his leg Eriberto Abraão managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when Purple Shadows's Zula Scislowicz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 36th minute, Konrad Grabowicz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of Purple Shadows booed when Flores da Cunha - RS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reginaldo Ceresso didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zula Scislowicz in the 45th minute of play forced Flores da Cunha - RS's goalkeeper Eriberto Abraão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the game, Ryszard Patrylo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Flores da Cunha - RS's Aníbal Mendes quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Zula Scislowicz made the kick off in the second half. Artur Rode's late challenge caught a Flores da Cunha - RS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Artur Rode helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Purple Shadows getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Artur Rode hit a great ball. A collision led to Flores da Cunha - RS getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Reginaldo Ceresso hit a great ball. Zula Scislowicz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eriberto Abraão having to interfere. After 58 played minutes Flores da Cunha - RS got a freekick which was hit by Reginaldo Ceresso. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zula Scislowicz in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eriberto Abraão prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Artur Rode struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Eriberto Abraão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Purple Shadows. Zula Scislowicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Flores da Cunha - RS's Dráuzio de Amaral got a free kick in the 69th minute. Eriberto Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zula Scislowicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eriberto Abraão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dawid Dziewedik in the 83rd minute of the match. Zula Scislowicz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eriberto Abraão having to interfere. Dráuzio de Amaral hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Artur Rode kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Zula Scislowicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Eriberto Abraão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Purple Shadows players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.