U18 World League

Saddledome Stadium
Spectators: 8006 (Terracing: 6006, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paulinho Souto started the match with the kick off. Breno Pernambucano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hans Lavallée in the 5th minute. Aimé Ham stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paulinho Souto's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. When Ernesto Blanchard fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Flames FC's protests and gave Ernesto Blanchard a yellow card for diving instead. After 8 played minutes Flames FC got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Blanchard. If Jonas Arruda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aimé Ham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulinho Souto, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. If Hans Lavallée had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 26 played minutes ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ got a freekick which was hit by Maicon Paiva. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Breno Pernambucano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Hans Lavallée's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Breno Pernambucano was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. A collision led to ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Maicon Paiva hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hans Lavallée in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Breno Pernambucano saved ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ from getting behind. Paulinho Souto scored 0-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aimé Ham, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aimé Ham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulinho Souto in the 40th minute of play. Aimé Ham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulisses Alves in the 42nd minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalkeeper Breno Pernambucano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hal Chatman. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hans Lavallée made a kick off. In the 56th match minute, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Trancoso to maneuver through the defense. 57 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goal looked a bit too open when Hans Lavallée came free, but Breno Pernambucano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute, Paulinho Souto made a precise shot to the right of Aimé Ham. Flames FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After having played for 72 minutes, Paulinho Souto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulinho Souto 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 76th match minute, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fellipe Meirelles to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Fellipe Meirelles hit a great ball. In the 79th minute Hans Lavallée shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Breno Pernambucano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Carlos Kirby had to leave the field with a concussion. Ulisses Alves's late challenge caught a Flames FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ulisses Alves helped the player get up and apologised. Flames FC's Berry Biggs was substituted for Carlos Kirby. In the 86th match minute, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulisses Alves to maneuver through the defense. After 93 played minutes ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ got a freekick which was hit by Maicon Paiva. Flames FC's Aimé Ham proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save Flames FC from getting a goal against them. 98 minutes had been played when some careless play by Flames FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alberto Britto was slow to take the kick. During this time ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s players had a chance to rest.