U18 World League

Rockaway Park
Spectators: 8035 (Terracing: 6027, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Evandro Varela made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 minutes Six Pac FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Victor da Fonseca who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Victor da Fonseca got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lukas Hafström quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Lukas Hafström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor da Fonseca in the 6th minute of the match. Basílio Trigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sixt Pack in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th match minute, Six Pac FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulf Ahlroht to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute, AS Pikachuzim's Claudinei do Valle seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Claudinei do Valle the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of AS Pikachuzim protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Claudinei do Valle had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. AS Pikachuzim's Celso Varela was substituted for Eliézer Maia. In a very dangerous position, a player in AS Pikachuzim fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 11th minute. Penalty! Basílio Trigo had in the 15thth minute some difficulties stopping Sixt Pack's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Victor da Fonseca notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Six Pac FC's Lukas Hafström. Lukas Hafström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hubert Lilja kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Evandro Varela might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lukas Hafström. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Evandro Varela ran back to his position shaking his head. Basílio Trigo was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Alfons Bollström capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alfons Bollström really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfons Bollström in the 29th minute of play forced AS Pikachuzim's goalkeeper Basílio Trigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Six Pac FC booed when AS Pikachuzim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celso Varela didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 38 played minutes, Six Pac FC's Sixt Pack shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Basílio Trigo 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 Six Pac FC reached it. Basílio Trigo made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Sixt Pack sent off a good shot on target. AS Pikachuzim's Basílio Trigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sixt Pack in the 44th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sixt Pack to strike the kick off in the second half. When AS Pikachuzim's Victor da Fonseca in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Six Pac FC's goalie prevented a goal. Lukas Hafström stood somewhat misplaced when Victor da Fonseca came free in front of goal and shot 1-2 to the left of him in the 63 minute. After having played for 66 minutes, Evandro Varela managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AS Pikachuzim's supporters crossed their fingers, but Evandro Varela was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Six Pac FC defense, Evandro Varela kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lukas Hafström. The Six Pac FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lukas Hafström should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Six Pac FC's Ulf Ahlroht got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 78th minute of the match Victor da Fonseca shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lukas Hafström showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 81st minute, Hans Henriksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When AS Pikachuzim's Victor da Fonseca in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Six Pac FC's goalie prevented a goal. Lukas Hafström stood somewhat misplaced when Victor da Fonseca came free in front of goal and shot 1-6 to the left of him in the 92 minute. After a defensive mix-up in Six Pac FC's zone, Jaime Teixeira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lukas Hafström came out of the goal and Jaime Teixeira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. AS Pikachuzim walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.