U18 World League

Xita Stadium
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Conrado Costa started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Real Death Ducks's zone, Conrado Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ronan Marler came out of the goal and Conrado Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Conrado Costa in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Death Ducks's goalie prevented a goal. After 13 played minutes Real Death Ducks got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Harrison. Conrado Costa succeeded in the game's 16th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Ronan Marler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Conrado Costa in the 20th minute of the match. In the 24th match minute, ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geovanni Valadares to maneuver through the defense. After 28 minutes, Severino Rodrigues mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ and the Real Death Ducks players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Severino Rodrigues got a free kick in the 28th minute. Waldemar Catarinense charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Waldemar Catarinense the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Waldemar Catarinense kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After 31 played minutes Real Death Ducks got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Harrison. In the 34th minute, Conrado Costa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Conrado Costa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Ronan Marler made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lawrence Banks stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ronan Marler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conrado Costa in the 53rd minute of play. The supporters of Real Death Ducks booed when ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severino Rodrigues didn't get a good kick on the ball. When ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Conrado Costa in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Death Ducks's goalie prevented a goal. After 59 played minutes Lawrence Banks rounded ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conrado Costa in the 66th minute of play forced Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Ronan Marler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waldemar Catarinense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Lawrence Banks managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Death Ducks's supporters rose to their feet, but Lawrence Banks was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ian Brasil breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cristian Paraíba took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ronan Marler. Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Conrado Costa in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ronan Marler prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 79 minutes of play, ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Váldson Terra made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ronan Marler was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 83rd minute, Marty Holden got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Conrado Costa put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ronan Marler. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ had won after a very even match.