U18 World League

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pedro Finn made the kick off which started today's match. Rusty Little showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guga Chaves, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Milton Heath made in the 5th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Pedro Finn. Dino Campidelis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rusty Little. Santos FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 10th match minute, Santos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benito Hyde to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Milton Heath got free with Wilton Fontes in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 31 minutes into the game, Jereba 4EVER's Joel Machado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rusty Little made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 37 minutes into the match, Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper Wilton Fontes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Milton Heath. Dino Campidelis hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manoel Trancoso to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goalkeeper Rusty Little had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dino Campidelis. After 53 minutes, Dino Campidelis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jereba 4EVER and the Santos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dino Campidelis kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 61st minute Pedro Finn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilton Fontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With 64 minutes on the clock, Joel Machado commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 64th minute of the game. One of Jereba 4EVER:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Santos FC:s goal. Rusty Little made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dino Campidelis in the 70th minute of play. Santos FC's Rusty Little played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dino Campidelis in the 74th minute of play. Manoel Trancoso hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After 93 minutes, Benito Hyde mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santos FC and the Jereba 4EVER players grew even worse after the yellow card. Guga Chaves's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rusty Little read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. Jereba 4EVER were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Santos FC to leave the ground with a draw.