U18 World League

Morumbi
Spectators: 7699 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arkadiusz Gdowik got the match started through his kick off. Arkadiusz Gdowik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlos Fernando Almeida came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Buldogi's Arkadiusz Gdowik. But to his dismay, Arkadiusz Gdowik quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When Carlinhos Sergipano came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the São Paulo da Floresta 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 Carlinhos Sergipano couldn't finish the play. Carlos Fernando Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arkadiusz Gdowik in the 17th minute of the match. After 18 played minutes Buldogi got a freekick which was hit by Waclaw Pawelczyk. 19 minutes into the match, Buldogi's goal looked a bit too open when Carlinhos Sergipano came free, but Zenon Kasiewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zenon Kasiewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlinhos Sergipano in the 21st minute of the match. Carlos Fernando Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arkadiusz Gdowik, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Zenon Kasiewski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlinhos Sergipano in the 25th minute. Borys Dobilas took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlos Fernando Almeida. Carlos Fernando Almeida dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Caco Falcão kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. After 48 minutes of play, Buldogi's Arkadiusz Gdowik made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Fernando Almeida was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Caco Falcão was the one to do the kick off. 58 minutes into the game, Radowit Siwek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Buldogi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave São Paulo da Floresta the free kick. Carlinhos Sergipano scored 2-3 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zenon Kasiewski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Zenon Kasiewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlinhos Sergipano in the 84th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, São Paulo da Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Borys Dobilas came free, but Carlos Fernando Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 89 minutes, Caco Falcão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the São Paulo da Floresta and the Buldogi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Caco Falcão hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute, Carlinhos Sergipano 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. Buldogi's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.