U18 World League

Estádio dos Índios
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bruno Mateo got the match started through his kick off. Chicão Oliveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rosendo Tabor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 5 played minutes Fractal FC got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Gitano. In the 10th minute Bruno Mateo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chicão Oliveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 14 minutes, Bruno Mateo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fractal FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bruno Mateo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Victor Azeari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Chicão Oliveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Bruno Mateo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chicão Oliveira was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience was convinced that Ernesto Gitano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chicão Oliveira was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. In the 22nd minute, Casimiro Abastas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Fractal FC's Raimundo Diagur got a free kick in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Mateo in the 28th minute of play forced Trindade Atlético Club's goalkeeper Chicão Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chicão Oliveira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bruno Mateo's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute Bruno Mateo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chicão Oliveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chicão Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Mateo in the 41st minute of play. Ermegildo Mikolas kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Cássio Paes fired a really elegant long shot, but Amado Bonifaco threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. In the 46th minute Giovani Sergipano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amado Bonifaco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flavinho Garcia hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cássio Paes was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Fractal FC's Ernesto Gitano got a free kick in the 51st minute. Amado Bonifaco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovani Sergipano, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Ermegildo Mikolas hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Trindade Atlético Club's Cássio Paes couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 57th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Fractal FC. Chicão Oliveira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bruno Mateo's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. 61 minutes into the game, Ernesto Gitano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fractal FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Trindade Atlético Club the free kick. 66 minutes into the match, Cássio Paes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amado Bonifaco. Fractal FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cássio Paes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. A collision led to Trindade Atlético Club getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Emílio da Silva hit a great ball. Fractal FC's Bruno Mateo got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 73rd minute Bruno Mateo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chicão Oliveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 75 in the game by Bruno Mateo from a close distance when the talented Chicão Oliveira managed to make a qualified save. Trindade Atlético Club's players were relieved. With a little luck, Trindade Atlético Club's Chicão Oliveira got control of the ball when Bruno Mateo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Fractal FC's Casimiro Abastas got a free kick in the 81st minute. A collision led to Fractal FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Eduardo Lander hit a great ball. A collision led to Trindade Atlético Club getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Hudson Cardozo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Mateo in the 95th minute of play forced Trindade Atlético Club's goalkeeper Chicão Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Trindade Atlético Club's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.