U18 World League

Tapiranga
Spectators: 7449 (Terracing: 5588, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hortêncio Sena started the match with the kick off. Vicente Fantini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilberto Alvarenga's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. After some careless play in the Dragões Barbudos FC defense, Nico Leão kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vicente Fantini. The Dragões Barbudos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vicente Fantini should have stopped the shot. In the 26th match minute, Flamengo FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilberto Alvarenga to maneuver through the defense. Ramón Leão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Léo Carioca made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benê Favoretto in the 32nd minute of play forced Flamengo FSCMZ's goalkeeper Léo Carioca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Dragões Barbudos FC defense, Gilberto Alvarenga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vicente Fantini. The Dragões Barbudos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vicente Fantini should have stopped the shot. Vicente Fantini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hortêncio Sena's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ramón Leão to make the kick off. Dragões Barbudos FC's Vicente Fantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hortêncio Sena in the 50th minute of play. Ramón Leão charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramón Leão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vicente Fantini was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Yuri Neiva. In the 61st minute, Dragões Barbudos FC's Ricardo Alagoano seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ricardo Alagoano the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Dragões Barbudos FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ricardo Alagoano had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of Flamengo FSCMZ booed when Dragões Barbudos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Alagoano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Flamengo FSCMZ's Yuri Neiva couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Dragões Barbudos FC. In the 67th minute, Flamengo FSCMZ's Hortêncio Sena dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Christiano Brasil hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Dragões Barbudos FC defense, Gilberto Alvarenga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vicente Fantini. The Dragões Barbudos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vicente Fantini should have stopped the shot. In the 77th minute, Flamengo FSCMZ's Nico Leão ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vicente Fantini. Vicente Fantini yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. 82 minutes into the match, Dragões Barbudos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hortêncio Sena came free, but Vicente Fantini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over Flamengo FSCMZ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Dragões Barbudos FC throughout the match.