U18 World League

São Januário.
Spectators: 8490 (Terracing: 6368, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 169) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gugu Leme got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Primatas FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Luís Gustavo Monteiro hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Alcântara in the 11th minute of play forced Enhebrator FC's goalkeeper Ricardo-Enrique Textex to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Luís Gustavo Monteiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo-Enrique Textex saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Enhebrator FC's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Alcântara came free, but Ricardo-Enrique Textex reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kaká Passos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victoriano Hermon in the 20th minute of play. After 20 minutes, Vinícius Dembélé made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Primatas FC's Kaká Passos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Alcântara in the 24th minute of play forced Enhebrator FC's goalkeeper Ricardo-Enrique Textex to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 40 played minutes Enhebrator FC got a freekick which was hit by Edgard Ubelteso. Ernani Lopes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ricardo-Enrique Textex came out and tried to block the shot, but Ernani Lopes slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 45th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vinícius Dembélé made a kick off. In the 50th match minute, Primatas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noel de Amaral to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paul-Henri van Nistelrooij got free with Kaká Passos in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ricardo-Enrique Textex made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Alcântara in the 58th minute of play. Noel de Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo-Enrique Textex having to interfere. Ricardo-Enrique Textex showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Gustavo Monteiro in the 61st minute of the match. After having played for 66 minutes, Paul-Henri van Nistelrooij managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Enhebrator FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paul-Henri van Nistelrooij was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Enhebrator FC's Rafael Mendez got a free kick in the 67th minute. Ricardo-Enrique Textex showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gugu Leme, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 77th minute, Raimundo Alcântara made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo-Enrique Textex. Enhebrator FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Ricardo-Enrique Textex made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Alcântara in the 84th minute of play. 96 minutes into the game, Primatas FC's Raimundo Alcântara nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ricardo-Enrique Textex made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Primatas FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.