U18 World League

Crystal Arena
Spectators: 8044 (Terracing: 6034, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) Cipriano Pinho started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 7th minute, Cipriano Pinho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Agua Santa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Wladyslaw Klejnowski charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wladyslaw Klejnowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 11 played minutes Veth Crystals got a freekick which was hit by Wladyslaw Klejnowski. In the 12th minute, Téo Tróia got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Konrad Lizewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alan Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 22 played minutes Agua Santa got a freekick which was hit by Téo Tróia. Tomé Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Slawomir Juzda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A long shot from Beniamin Teofila in the 29th minute of play was well struck, but Tomé Mota made a really good save at the right post. After a rather tough play, Agua Santa's Cipriano Pinho got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Agua Santa's Tomé Mota proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Agua Santa from getting a goal against them. When Téo Tróia fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Agua Santa's protests and gave Téo Tróia a yellow card for diving instead. Téo Tróia kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Tomasz Sokol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 45 minutes into the game, Lucjan Molski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Veth Crystals's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Agua Santa the free kick. After 46 played minutes Veth Crystals got a freekick which was hit by Lucjan Molski. After a rather tough play, Veth Crystals's Beniamin Teofila got a free kick in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Patryk Pozorski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the match, Veth Crystals's goalkeeper Konrad Lizewski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Laércio Neves. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patryk Pozorski in the 67th minute of play forced Agua Santa's goalkeeper Tomé Mota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 71 played minutes Agua Santa got a freekick which was hit by Dinei Cearense. A collision led to Agua Santa getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Dinei Cearense hit a great ball. Olavo Vianna hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Beniamin Teofila was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 79th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 82 minutes, Konrad Lizewski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, Veth Crystals's Konrad Lizewski got control of the ball when Pedro Luís Arantes tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Agua Santa supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Agua Santa would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.