U18 World League

Estádio Aracatiara
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) 3 minutes into the game, Edmundo Cavalcante was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aracatiara EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C. SPERANTZA the free kick. The supporters of F.C. SPERANTZA booed when Aracatiara EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmundo Cavalcante didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Ricardinho Vander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to F.C. SPERANTZA getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Arkhyp Pyatov hit a great ball. Dmytro Mykulyak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Válbson Macedo in the 8th minute of play. Dmytro Mykulyak came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Aracatiara EC's Edmundo Cavalcante. But to his dismay, Edmundo Cavalcante quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper Dmytro Mykulyak, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kyrylo Zhelikhovskyj during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 21st minute, Kyrylo Zhelikhovskyj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak got control of the ball when Válbson Macedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dmytro Mykulyak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Cavalcante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save F.C. SPERANTZA from getting a goal against them. Dmytro Mykulyak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Cavalcante in the 36th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Válbson Macedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Stanislav Tsymbal came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the F.C. SPERANTZA 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 Stanislav Tsymbal couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stanislav Tsymbal to make the kick off. F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Válbson Macedo in the 51st minute of play. Stanislav Tsymbal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th minute, Ricardinho Vander made a precise shot to the right of Dmytro Mykulyak. F.C. SPERANTZA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Alberto Quadros kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After 61 minutes of play, Aracatiara EC's Ricardinho Vander made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dmytro Mykulyak was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dmytro Mykulyak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Cavalcante in the 63rd minute of the match. Toninho Tepedino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stanislav Tsymbal in the 70th minute. Aracatiara EC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Stanislav Tsymbal scored to the left of an out of position Toninho Tepedino, making the score, 3-1. Stanislav Tsymbal's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 74thth minute, Toninho Tepedino skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 77 minutes into the game, Aracatiara EC's Ricardinho Vander nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dmytro Mykulyak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Stanislav Tsymbal managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C. SPERANTZA's supporters rose to their feet, but Stanislav Tsymbal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Toninho Tepedino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to F.C. SPERANTZA getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Vasyl Vovk hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stanislav Tsymbal got free with Toninho Tepedino in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 93 minutes into the game, Válbson Macedo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aracatiara EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C. SPERANTZA the free kick. After 93 played minutes Aracatiara EC got a freekick which was hit by Válbson Macedo. Aracatiara EC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.