U18 World League

Terreno Baldio
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Jardel Mula started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the game, H4K.BR's Jardel Coutinho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Lucas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Pedro Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jardel Coutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Jardel Coutinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Lucas was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelsinho Passos in the 12th minute of play forced Coice de Mula's goalkeeper Pedro Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Lucas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Coutinho in the 15th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jardel Coutinho in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Lucas saved Coice de Mula from getting behind. Coice de Mula's Pedro Lucas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jardel Coutinho in the 22nd minute of play. Pedro Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Percival Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jardel Coutinho in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Lucas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jardel Coutinho in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Lucas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jardel Coutinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Coice de Mula's zone, Jardel Coutinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Lucas came out of the goal and Jardel Coutinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joel Rezende hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Pedro Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jardel Coutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Lucas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jardel Coutinho went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Percival Dracena in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Lucas prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jardel Coutinho was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Percival Dracena managed to get in a good position for a shot. H4K.BR's supporters rose to their feet, but Percival Dracena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Lucas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Nelsinho Passos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jardel Coutinho in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Lucas saved Coice de Mula from getting behind. 68 minutes into the match, Coice de Mula's goal looked a bit too open when Jardel Coutinho came free, but Pedro Lucas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute, Haroldo Pires hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jardel Coutinho succeeded in the game's 74th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. Umberto Barral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Lucas having to interfere. If Umberto Barral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of H4K.BR booed when Coice de Mula was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hudson Veloso didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Coice de Mula's Joel Rezende got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Pedro Lucas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Percival Dracena showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 95 minute of play. H4K.BR played a much better game than Coice de Mula and deserved their victory. The Coice de Mula players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.