U18 World League

Arena CaldeirãoVerde
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gilvan Pombal kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Radowit Siwek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rui Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. The supporters of União Verde FC booed when Buldogi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radowit Siwek didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Buldogi getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Rafal Jajesniak hit a great ball. After 10 minutes of play, União Verde FC's Rui Lara made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zenon Kasiewski was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilvan Pombal got free with Zenon Kasiewski in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to União Verde FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Rui Lara hit a great ball. Luís Fernando de Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arkadiusz Gdowik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th match minute, Buldogi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Glozor to maneuver through the defense. Arkadiusz Gdowik took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luís Fernando de Andrade. Luís Fernando de Andrade dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Luís Fernando de Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Borys Dobilas in the 35th minute of play. After 36 played minutes Buldogi got a freekick which was hit by Radomir Tyskie. Luís Fernando de Andrade didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Borys Dobilas went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arkadiusz Gdowik to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, União Verde FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdomiro Paraibano to maneuver through the defense. Zenon Kasiewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Válbson Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute Gilvan Pombal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zenon Kasiewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute, Buldogi's Borys Dobilas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. Luís Fernando de Andrade was a little too slow when Borys Dobilas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 2-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Borys Dobilas in the 76th minute of play forced União Verde FC's goalkeeper Luís Fernando de Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Buldogi's goal looked a bit too open when Gilvan Pombal came free, but Zenon Kasiewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, União Verde FC's goal looked a bit too open when Borys Dobilas came free, but Luís Fernando de Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th match minute, Buldogi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wlodzimierz Wicherek to maneuver through the defense. When Lenílson Penha fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored União Verde FC's protests and gave Lenílson Penha a yellow card for diving instead. Lenílson Penha kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 95th minute Rui Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zenon Kasiewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Buldogi supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Buldogi would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.