U18 World League

ARENA PEDREGULHO
Spectators: 7787 (Terracing: 5841, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 155) P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's David Furlan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 7th minute Pablo Blai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian Tróia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roman Elequemedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Furlan, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogelio Galo in the 13th minute of play forced P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's goalkeeper Ian Tróia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Pablo Blai left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Karamázov fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Karamázov's Victorino Jeraldo got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Victorino Jeraldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ian Tróia having to interfere. Karamázov's Roman Elequemedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Karamázov from getting a goal against them. Bernardinho Rocha's late challenge caught a Karamázov's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernardinho Rocha helped the player get up and apologised. Ian Tróia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Blai, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The supporters of P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C booed when Karamázov was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ubaldo Juvenal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After a defensive mix-up in P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's zone, Rogelio Galo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ian Tróia came out of the goal and Rogelio Galo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ian Tróia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogelio Galo in the 60th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Dráuzio Ramalho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roman Elequemedo. Karamázov's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dráuzio Ramalho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 64 minutes, Ubaldo Juvenal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Karamázov and the P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 64 played minutes Karamázov got a freekick which was hit by Ubaldo Juvenal. The supporters of Karamázov booed when P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Guilherme Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Karamázov booed when P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardinho Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Rogelio Galo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Everardo Etor charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Everardo Etor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Everardo Etor kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd minute of the match Zé Pedro Couto sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Roman Elequemedo skillfully saved the ball. Ian Tróia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Blai in the 88th minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.