U18 World League

Arena do Javali
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jorginho Soares made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 played minutes Tango en Miami FC got a freekick which was hit by Lionel Evans. Bruno Santana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Robbie Kaufman made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Tango en Miami FC's A.J. Nugent got a free kick in the 7th minute. Robbie Kaufman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldinho de Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Bruno Santana might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Robbie Kaufman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bruno Santana ran back to his position shaking his head. 17 minutes into the match, Tango en Miami FC's goalkeeper Robbie Kaufman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodrigo Magalhães. After a rather tough play, Tango en Miami FC's Lionel Evans got a free kick in the 19th minute. Tango en Miami FC's Roberto Cummins got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Celsinho Aparecido's late challenge caught a Tango en Miami FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Celsinho Aparecido helped the player get up and apologised. In the 27th minute, Celsinho Aparecido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tango en Miami FC's Robbie Kaufman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Tango en Miami FC from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Internazionale-RS booed when Tango en Miami FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lionel Evans didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Tango en Miami FC's Robbie Kaufman got control of the ball when Jorginho Soares tried to sneak it across the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Dino de Toledo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robbie Kaufman. Tango en Miami FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dino de Toledo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nathanial Sanford in the 43rd minute of play forced Internazionale-RS's goalkeeper Filipe Travassos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Roberto Cummins was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Tango en Miami FC's goalkeeper Robbie Kaufman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Tango en Miami FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. A.J. Nugent hit a great ball. Bruno Santana took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Robbie Kaufman. Tango en Miami FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Tango en Miami FC's A.J. Nugent got a free kick in the 57th minute. Ronaldinho de Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robbie Kaufman having to interfere. Robbie Kaufman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorginho Soares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th match minute, Internazionale-RS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldinho de Amaral to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Internazionale-RS booed when Tango en Miami FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmund Rowan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bruno Santana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robbie Kaufman having to interfere. After 84 minutes, Ronaldinho de Amaral mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Internazionale-RS and the Tango en Miami FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 84th match minute, Internazionale-RS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldinho de Amaral to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th match minute, Tango en Miami FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Cummins to maneuver through the defense. Ronaldinho de Amaral struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Robbie Kaufman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Internazionale-RS.