U18 World League

Outback Oval
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edmílson Catarinense took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmílson Catarinense in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ülo Võsandi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmílson Catarinense in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ülo Võsandi saved Sdny Kryptonite from getting behind. After 7 minutes, Edmílson Catarinense made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Sdny Kryptonite's Ülo Võsandi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 11 minutes into the match, Oranil's goalkeeper Juan Velloso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Laur Moorits. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Vahar in the 12th minute of play forced Oranil's goalkeeper Juan Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ülo Võsandi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmílson Catarinense's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Jaak Vabamäe's late challenge caught a Oranil's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jaak Vabamäe helped the player get up and apologised. With an all-out effort, Sdny Kryptonite's Juan Velloso threw himself towards the right post 21 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Erik Vahar, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, Oranil's Carlos Fernando Proença got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Kiko Teixeira hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Sdny Kryptonite's Laur Moorits got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edmílson Catarinense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Ülo Võsandi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Oranil's Edmílson Catarinense in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sdny Kryptonite's goalie prevented a goal. After 40 minutes, Edmílson Catarinense made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Sdny Kryptonite's Ülo Võsandi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Edmílson Catarinense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ülo Võsandi was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Erik Vahar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sdny Kryptonite's supporters rose to their feet, but Erik Vahar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juan Velloso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Through an outstanding action, after 47 minutes, Juan Velloso successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erik Vahar to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmílson Catarinense in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ülo Võsandi saved Sdny Kryptonite from getting behind. Ülo Võsandi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmílson Catarinense's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. After 56 played minutes Oranil got a freekick which was hit by Kléber Saldanha. Edmílson Catarinense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erik Vahar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juan Velloso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. If Laur Moorits had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Erik Vahar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Velloso was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. 83 minutes into the game, Edmílson Catarinense lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Ülo Võsandi. Edmílson Catarinense who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 89thth minute tested the skills of Ülo Võsandi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Juan Velloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laur Moorits in the 90th minute of the match. Juan Velloso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Vahar, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Oranil eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.