U18 World League

Legend Killer
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 120) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Willian Fernandez started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willian Fernandez in the 3rd minute of play forced RKO AFC's goalkeeper Poulus Farias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the game, Willian Fernandez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Poulus Farias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Danilo Messias in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Poulus Farias saved RKO AFC from getting behind. 11 minutes into the match, Chinho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ulises Fanjul came free, but Jairo Neiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jairo Neiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulises Fanjul in the 13th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Chinho FC's Sandrinho Pirani got a free kick in the 18th minute. Poulus Farias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lenílson Munhoz, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 24 minutes into the game, Danilo Messias cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Poulus Farias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Danilo Messias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Poulus Farias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Willian Fernandez kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. After some careless play in the RKO AFC defense, Rodriguinho Correia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Poulus Farias. The RKO AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Poulus Farias should have stopped the shot. Poulus Farias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danilo Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lenílson Munhoz charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lenílson Munhoz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Chinho FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Lenílson Munhoz hit a great ball. Poulus Farias came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Chinho FC's Danilo Messias. But to his dismay, Danilo Messias quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Jairo Neiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulises Fanjul, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jairo Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulises Fanjul in the 58th minute of play. Adalberto Pellegri struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Jairo Neiva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RKO AFC. A collision led to Chinho FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. João Carlos Cardoso hit a great ball. Jairo Neiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulises Fanjul, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, RKO AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Willian Fernandez came free, but Poulus Farias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, RKO AFC's Romano Gaona got a free kick in the 74th minute. Poulus Farias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danilo Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adalberto Pellegri hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, RKO AFC's goalkeeper Poulus Farias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Danilo Messias. RKO AFC's Poulus Farias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save RKO AFC from getting a goal against them. With 89 minutes on the clock, Guido Ebensperger commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to RKO AFC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Guido Ebensperger hit a great ball. With a little luck, RKO AFC's Poulus Farias got control of the ball when Lenílson Munhoz tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 94 played minutes Chinho FC got a freekick which was hit by Danilo Messias. Danilo Messias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Poulus Farias made a huge save.