U18 World League

Genius Salon
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Júnior Tinoco started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes of play, CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Abel Matorin made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 魏思坚 was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Abel Matorin got a free kick in the 5th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Maria Macedo in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 魏思坚 saved ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon from getting behind. Artur Sarmento hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 秦国伟's late challenge caught a CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 秦国伟 helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ booed when ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. 秦国伟 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 魏思坚 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Júnior Tinoco's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Júnior Tinoco in the 13th minute. After taking down the ball on CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's corner Júnior Tinoco fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and 魏思坚 quite easily take care of the ball. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Edinho Favoretto got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 魏思坚 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Maria Macedo in the 15th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when 石寒国 came free, but Doriva Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's 江渊悦 got a free kick in the 24th minute. 魏思坚 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júnior Tinoco in the 25th minute of play. If José Maria Macedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 35 played minutes ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon got a freekick which was hit by 石寒国. 魏思坚 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Maria Macedo in the 42nd minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Doriva Simões had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 董震彬. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 石寒国 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Abel Matorin hit a great ball. Abel Matorin hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. José Maria Macedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 魏思坚 having to interfere. Doriva Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 江渊悦 in the 68th minute of play. In the 71st minute 石寒国 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doriva Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by 江渊悦 in the 74th minute of play forced CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Doriva Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th match minute, ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 鲁邦飞 to maneuver through the defense. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ made a substitution. Afonsinho de Mendonça replaced Ediberto Xavier. 江渊悦's late challenge caught a CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 江渊悦 helped the player get up and apologised. After 90 played minutes ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon got a freekick which was hit by 江渊悦. After 92 minutes of play, ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon's 董震彬 made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Doriva Simões was left in no man's land by his defense there!