U18 World League

Monumental do Sesi
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Santos Barros got the match started through his kick off. ALIDIM FOR EVER's Julian Serafo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 2nd minute of the match, managed to save ALIDIM FOR EVER from getting a goal against them. After 7 played minutes CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Júnior Tinoco. The ALIDIM FOR EVER fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when ALIDIM FOR EVER's Santos Barros looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Julian Serafo made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Maria Macedo in the 12th minute. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Doriva Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santos Barros in the 14th minute of play. Doriva Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Delfino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Emanuel da Rocha came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Emanuel da Rocha couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Maria Macedo got free with Julian Serafo in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 19thth minute of the game Guido Procopio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Doriva Simões was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Fabrício Miranda put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Julian Serafo. 27 minutes into the match, CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Santos Barros came free, but Doriva Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Doriva Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albano Quinten, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santos Barros in the 29th minute of play forced CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Doriva Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ALIDIM FOR EVER's Julian Serafo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabrício Miranda in the 31st minute of play. Mariano Pepillo hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Fabrício Miranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. ALIDIM FOR EVER's Julian Serafo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save ALIDIM FOR EVER from getting a goal against them. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and José Maria Macedo made a kick off. Julian Serafo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabrício Miranda in the 51st minute of play. Julian Serafo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabrício Miranda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 58 minutes of play, CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Fabrício Miranda made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julian Serafo was left in no man's land by his defense there! CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Natã Koehler was substituted for Reginaldo Borges. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Kauan Garcia was substituted for Emanuel da Rocha. In the 65th minute, Artur Sarmento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Albano Quinten kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Doriva Simões. That made the score 2-2 in the 67 minute of play. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's José Maria Macedo got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. ALIDIM FOR EVER made a substitution. Elvio Harriet replaced Guido Procopio. After a rather tough play, CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's José Maria Macedo got a free kick in the 74th minute. After 77 played minutes CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Ediberto Xavier. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Afonsinho de Mendonça was substituted for Ediberto Xavier. In the 79th minute, Ediberto Xavier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kauan Garcia in the 90th minute of play forced ALIDIM FOR EVER's goalkeeper Julian Serafo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.