U18 World League

SuRpRiSe ArenA
Spectators: 9189 (Terracing: 6893, Seating: 2113, VIP seats: 183) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jo Calleri made the kick off which started today's match. Palmares Futebol Clube's Francisco Alagoano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Werra in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Palmares Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Francisco Alagoano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ofer Maa. Ofer Maa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Francisco Alagoano made a huge save. 11 minutes into the game, Roko Koko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SuRpRiSe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palmares Futebol Clube the free kick. Roko Koko kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ofer Maa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francisco Alagoano was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ofer Maa in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Francisco Alagoano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 24 minutes, Jo Calleri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palmares Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jo Calleri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 26th minute, Ofer Maa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SuRpRiSe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 31stth minute of the game Jo Calleri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SuRpRiSe's Lech Gondela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jo Calleri in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lech Gondela prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the SuRpRiSe defense, Claudinei Loureiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lech Gondela. The SuRpRiSe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lech Gondela should have stopped the shot. Julian Giertych kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Palmares Futebol Clube's Francisco Alagoano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ofer Maa in the 42nd minute of play. Damian Werra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Alagoano having to interfere. After 45 played minutes Palmares Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Fellipe Negri.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ofer Maa made a kick off. In the 52nd match minute, SuRpRiSe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roko Koko to maneuver through the defense. Lech Gondela made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Jo Calleri sent off a good shot on target. 55 minutes into the game, Tomasz Mierzejewski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SuRpRiSe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palmares Futebol Clube the free kick. The supporters of Palmares Futebol Clube booed when SuRpRiSe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ofer Maa didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Palmares Futebol Clube's Rubens Recife got a free kick in the 60th minute. After having played for 66 minutes, Jo Calleri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palmares Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jo Calleri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 70th minute, Palmares Futebol Clube's Jo Calleri dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. After a rather tough play, SuRpRiSe's Zbigniew Gregorczyk got a free kick in the 76th minute. Zbigniew Gregorczyk kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Jo Calleri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lech Gondela having to interfere. 84 minutes into the game, Jarbas Porto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palmares Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SuRpRiSe the free kick. In the 84th minute, Jarbas Porto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ofer Maa struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Francisco Alagoano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SuRpRiSe. Francisco Alagoano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ofer Maa's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. A throw-in in the 93rd minute of the game was made by Jarbas Porto with Rubens Recife as target, who quickly passed the ball forward.