U18 World League

ANFIELD
Spectators: 8044 (Terracing: 6034, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wilian Quadros made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, FC LIVERPOOL's goal looked a bit too open when Flavinho de Andrade came free, but Marek Wray reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marek Wray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilian Quadros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the game, Justin Beevers was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC LIVERPOOL's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ the free kick. Marek Wray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilian Quadros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philip Sheridan in the 25th minute of play forced ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's goalkeeper Ulysses Peixoto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulysses Peixoto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Phil Tolley in the 28th minute. After 32 played minutes FC LIVERPOOL got a freekick which was hit by Danny Busby. 34 minutes into the game, Iuri Bittencourt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC LIVERPOOL the free kick. In the 35th minute, Iuri Bittencourt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute Wilian Quadros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marek Wray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Philip Sheridan to strike the kick off in the second half. Ulysses Peixoto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phil Tolley in the 52nd minute of the match. Marek Wray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilian Quadros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marek Wray stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wilian Quadros's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. 59 minutes into the match, FC LIVERPOOL's goal looked a bit too open when Evaristo Mello came free, but Marek Wray reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Evaristo Mello dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marek Wray, 0-1. FC LIVERPOOL made a substitution. Tristram Atkins replaced Jasper Best. FC LIVERPOOL's Thomas Broadbent was substituted for Rupert Hawkins. Marek Wray made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emerson Motta in the 68th minute. In the 75th minute, Wilian Quadros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 83rd match minute, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emerson Motta to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ booed when FC LIVERPOOL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Philip Sheridan didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC LIVERPOOL's Marek Wray proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save FC LIVERPOOL from getting a goal against them. The ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.