U18 World League

Arena Blumenau
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erik Baptista got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Rod Walters hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Tigers's Franz Dunlop played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Baptista in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Camron Collier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Blumenau Esporte Clube the free kick. Camron Collier hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After 11 played minutes The Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Fraser Morgan. Erik Baptista had several of the The Tigers's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 14 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Franz Dunlop as he didn't even see the shot coming. Franz Dunlop showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Baptista in the 24th minute of the match. Blumenau Esporte Clube's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Délio Gerber in the 25th minute. Délio Gerber made a great header on Blumenau Esporte Clube's corner, it was just that The Tigers's Franz Dunlop managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 27th minute, Erik Baptista reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Franz Dunlop. The goal made the score 2-0. Franz Dunlop took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flávio Meireles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roger Barton kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Blumenau Esporte Clube's Erik Baptista slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Franz Dunlop. That made the score 3-0 after 31 minutes of play. A nice corner shot did that Délio Gerber got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Franz Dunlop quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 47th minute, Fraser Morgan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Tigers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fraser Morgan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Erik Baptista made a precise shot to the right of Franz Dunlop. The Tigers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. After 57 minutes, Délio Gerber mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Blumenau Esporte Clube and the The Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th minute, Délio Gerber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flávio Meireles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Baptista came free, but Franz Dunlop reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruno Branco was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fraser Morgan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-2 in the 76 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Baptista in the 83rd minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Franz Dunlop to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franz Dunlop made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Baptista in the 85th minute of play. Délio Gerber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franz Dunlop having to interfere. After 97 minutes, Dito Garcia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Blumenau Esporte Clube and the The Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Blumenau Esporte Clube fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 97th minute. Penalty! Blumenau Esporte Clube:s Bruno Branco showed great skill when he stopped Trey Ramsay:s penalty. Blumenau Esporte Clube's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.