U18 World League

Ricart FC
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marquinhos Azevedo got the match started through his kick off. Jacinto Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Boruc Walczyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 7 minutes of play, A&K SPARTA BRADFORD's Edgar Birkenhagen made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gugu Mendes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marquinhos Azevedo in the 11thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Boruc Walczyk, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 16th minute, Jacinto Macedo made a precise shot to the right of Boruc Walczyk. A&K SPARTA BRADFORD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Pedrinho Cardoso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Ricart Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Vitinho Negri hit a great ball. A collision led to Ricart Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Jacinto Macedo hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Ricart Futebol Clube's Jacinto Macedo got a free kick in the 28th minute. After a rather tough play, Ricart Futebol Clube's Kauan Cardoso got a free kick in the 37th minute. Boruc Walczyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquinhos Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the game, Marquinhos Azevedo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ricart Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave A&K SPARTA BRADFORD the free kick. A collision led to Ricart Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Marquinhos Azevedo hit a great ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edgar Birkenhagen to make the kick off. A collision led to Ricart Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Simão Duarte hit a great ball. The long shot by Andrzej Teofila in the 55th minute really tested Gugu Mendes's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Marquinhos Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Boruc Walczyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Zachary Galagan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Ricart Futebol Clube booed when A&K SPARTA BRADFORD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florian Maruda didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 minutes, Edgar Birkenhagen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A&K SPARTA BRADFORD and the Ricart Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 70 played minutes A&K SPARTA BRADFORD got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Birkenhagen. After 73 played minutes Ricart Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Marquinhos Azevedo. In the 84th minute Edgar Birkenhagen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gugu Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zachary Galagan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gugu Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar Birkenhagen, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Jacinto Macedo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The A&K SPARTA BRADFORD players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.