U18 World League

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Geovânio Toscano took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when 王洲谦 came free, but Haroldo Recife reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 雷延洋 kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Haroldo Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 王洲谦 in the 15th minute of the match. Haroldo Recife came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's 梅誉耀. But to his dismay, 梅誉耀 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 23 minutes into the match, Geovânio Toscano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 雷谦桦. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Geovânio Toscano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 26 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goalkeeper 雷谦桦 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Fabiano Figueiredo. 雷谦桦 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Fabiano Figueiredo went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. If Luiz Eduardo Domingues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd match minute, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 朱卫旭 to maneuver through the defense. When Flávio Branco fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s protests and gave Flávio Branco a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Flávio Branco hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when 梅誉耀 made the kick off in the second half. 61 minutes into the game, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's 罗义海 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Haroldo Recife made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The crowd rose to their feet as 王洲谦 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Haroldo Recife. That made the score 2-3 in the 65 minute of play. After some careless play in the Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- defense, 王洲谦 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Haroldo Recife. The Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Haroldo Recife should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- booed when ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. 雷延洋 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luiz Eduardo Domingues didn't quite understand what happened when in the 77 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Eduardo Domingues in the 88th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goalkeeper 雷谦桦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 梅誉耀 hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 朱卫旭's late challenge caught a Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 朱卫旭 helped the player get up and apologised. 朱卫旭 kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. In the 92nd minute Luiz Eduardo Domingues shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 雷谦桦 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geovânio Toscano during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 booed when Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geovânio Toscano didn't get a good kick on the ball. The ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.