U18 World League

Parque Arara Canindé
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Haroldo de Sena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 秦翔默 in the 3rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, 秦翔默 managed to get in a good position for a shot. ≮王者归来≯无名小卒's supporters rose to their feet, but 秦翔默 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haroldo de Sena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 龙乐升 might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Haroldo de Sena. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 龙乐升 ran back to his position shaking his head. When 徐夕城 fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≮王者归来≯无名小卒's protests and gave 徐夕城 a yellow card for diving instead. After 17 played minutes ≮王者归来≯无名小卒 got a freekick which was hit by 徐夕城. In the 22nd minute Walmyr Proença shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 莫挺洲 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, 龙乐升 managed to get in a good position for a shot. ≮王者归来≯无名小卒's supporters rose to their feet, but 龙乐升 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haroldo de Sena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by 徐夕城 in the 32nd minute of play forced Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Haroldo de Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haroldo de Sena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 秦翔默 went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. If 秦翔默 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 45 minutes into the game, ≮王者归来≯无名小卒's 徐夕城 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Haroldo de Sena made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After the first half ≮王者归来≯无名小卒 were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 徐夕城 to make the kick off. 莫挺洲 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walmyr Proença, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 56 minutes, 龙乐升 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ≮王者归来≯无名小卒's supporters crossed their fingers, but 龙乐升 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 61 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯无名小卒's goal looked a bit too open when Dorival Koehler came free, but 莫挺洲 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯无名小卒's goal looked a bit too open when Dorival Koehler came free, but 莫挺洲 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯无名小卒 getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. 吴鹏骏 hit a great ball. 秦翔默 might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Haroldo de Sena. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 秦翔默 ran back to his position shaking his head. 73 minutes into the game, 徐夕城 lined in a short shot 0-3 behind a frustrated Haroldo de Sena. After 77 minutes, 吴鹏骏 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ≮王者归来≯无名小卒 and the Reko-Recko 03™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. 吴鹏骏 kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Walmyr Proença had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 莫挺洲. ≮王者归来≯无名小卒's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Walmyr Proença was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 秦翔默 struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Haroldo de Sena didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ≮王者归来≯无名小卒. 90 minutes into the match, Eliézer Cerezo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 莫挺洲. ≮王者归来≯无名小卒's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eliézer Cerezo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Gal Van charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gal Van the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The ≮王者归来≯无名小卒 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ≮王者归来≯无名小卒 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.