U18 World League

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Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Josef Winkler kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeferson Fantini in the 7th minute of play forced FC Kopeto's goalkeeper Arnold Petřek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the game, FC Kopeto's Josef Winkler nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eurico da Mata made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. FC Kopeto's Arnold Petřek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeferson Fantini in the 12th minute of play. Jeferson Fantini did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Arnold Petřek 14 minutes into the match. After 16 played minutes FC Kopeto got a freekick which was hit by Libor Litera. The audience was convinced that Jeferson Fantini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnold Petřek was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, PREZULO FC's Nildo Munhoz got a free kick in the 29th minute. Jaime Bastos charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jaime Bastos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 30 played minutes PREZULO FC got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Bastos. In the 32nd minute, Josef Slepička 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Leonardo Cavalcante managed to get in a good position for a shot. PREZULO FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonardo Cavalcante was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnold Petřek breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eurico da Mata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josef Slepička in the 48th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jeferson Fantini was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, FC Kopeto's goal looked a bit too open when Jeferson Fantini came free, but Arnold Petřek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Miroslav Koňařík received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eurico da Mata came out and tried to block the shot, but Miroslav Koňařík slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 56th minute. Eurico da Mata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josef Winkler in the 59th minute of play. After a rather tough play, PREZULO FC's Rodolfo Madureira got a free kick in the 63rd minute. PREZULO FC's Eurico da Mata proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save PREZULO FC from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Nildo Munhoz managed to get in a good position for a shot. PREZULO FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nildo Munhoz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnold Petřek breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jeferson Fantini in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnold Petřek prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of FC Kopeto booed when PREZULO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Cavalcante didn't get a good kick on the ball. 76 minutes into the game, Josef Slepička cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Eurico da Mata was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arnold Petřek stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jeferson Fantini's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute, Nildo Munhoz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaime Bastos kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Arnold Petřek came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by PREZULO FC's Jeferson Fantini. But to his dismay, Jeferson Fantini quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. The PREZULO FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC Kopeto's performance. The match ended with a win for FC Kopeto.