U18 World League

ZORZAL01
Spectators: 8606 (Terracing: 6456, Seating: 1979, VIP seats: 171) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Benjamin Firmo took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Benjamin Firmo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Walmir Leme, 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as ZORZAL01's Israel Brais slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Walmir Leme. That made the score 2-0 after 7 minutes of play. After 12 played minutes Lupere FC - DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Zé Augusto Mineiro. Mauricio Maura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Augusto Mineiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Mauricio Maura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Augusto Mineiro in the 20th minute of the match. Walmir Leme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Firmo, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Walmir Leme made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benjamin Firmo in the 27th minute. 29 minutes into the game, Gonçalo Baptista was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lupere FC - DMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ZORZAL01 the free kick. In the 31st minute, Israel Brais reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Walmir Leme. The goal made the score 3-0. Mauricio Maura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Augusto Mineiro in the 34th minute of the match. Lázaro Darien lost his temper 40 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Lázaro Darien hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, Gregorio Cortez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jardel Guimarães took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mauricio Maura. ZORZAL01's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jorginho Madureira kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Walmir Leme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Firmo in the 48th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

After a rather tough play, Lupere FC - DMZ's Cristóvão Alves got a free kick in the 55th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Israel Brais in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Walmir Leme prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of ZORZAL01 booed when Lupere FC - DMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavinho Tavares didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute Ambrosio Misael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walmir Leme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Lupere FC - DMZ getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Gonçalo Baptista hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Mauricio Maura, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hélio Gonçalves during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The excitement rose when ZORZAL01's Benjamin Firmo after 86 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Lupere FC - DMZ's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 4-0. 88 minutes into the game, Benjamin Firmo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ZORZAL01's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lupere FC - DMZ the free kick. A collision led to ZORZAL01 getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Benjamin Firmo hit a great ball. The supporters of Lupere FC - DMZ booed when ZORZAL01 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Apolo Dalmau didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 96 played minutes, Lupere FC - DMZ's Jardel Guimarães shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mauricio Maura came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Lupere FC - DMZ reached it. After a rather tough play, ZORZAL01's Benjamin Firmo got a free kick in the 97th minute. ZORZAL01 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Lupere FC - DMZ for a fine match.