U18 World League

中国•北京•鸟巢
Spectators: 7793 (Terracing: 5846, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when 梅誉耀 made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dráusio Toscano in the 5th 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. The supporters of Galo do Japi booed when ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. 罗义海 didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Galo do Japi's Benedito Nóbrega got control of the ball when 梅誉耀 tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arlindo Valle charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arlindo Valle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Arlindo Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as 王洲谦 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benedito Nóbrega. That made the score 1-0 in the 18 minute of play. Galo do Japi's Benedito Nóbrega played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 梅誉耀 in the 25th minute of play. 罗义海 charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 罗义海 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 32nd match minute, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 罗义海 to maneuver through the defense. Denílson Urbano charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Denílson Urbano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 雷谦桦 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dráusio Toscano in the 36th minute of play. If 胡军冰 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With 42 minutes on the clock, Tomé Gerber commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, Galo do Japi's Tomé Gerber got a free kick in the 42nd minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luís Madureira to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Galo do Japi got a freekick which was hit by Luís Madureira. 54 minutes into the game, Kauã Damião was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Galo do Japi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 the free kick. After a rather tough play, Galo do Japi's Kauã Damião got a free kick in the 54th minute. Benedito Nóbrega took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 罗义海, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benedito Nóbrega showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 王洲谦 in the 63rd minute of the match. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's 雷谦桦 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 from getting a goal against them. Diogo Breckenfeld hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 79 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when 梅誉耀 came free, but Benedito Nóbrega reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 were awarded a corner. 雷延洋 went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's 雷延洋 to fire away a dangerous shot which Benedito Nóbrega despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denílson Urbano in the 86th 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. 雷谦桦 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Denílson Urbano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 92 minute of play. Benedito Nóbrega stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 梅誉耀's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.