U18 World League

Aníbal Lopez
Spectators: 7860 (Terracing: 5896, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ricardinho Vander took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to TSIGALKO getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Jens Stenström hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, Ulisses Munhoz notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of TSIGALKO's André Olenberg. André Olenberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Ulisses Munhoz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 33 minutes into the match, Litoral EC - CIMZ's Nando Vides sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that André Olenberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ulisses Munhoz got free with André Olenberg in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 39th minute, Patric Bergman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 44 minutes into the match, Ricardinho Vander dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of André Olenberg, 2-0. In the 47th minute of the match, Ricardinho Vander tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but André Olenberg saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

In the 57th match minute, Litoral EC - CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edson de Lara to maneuver through the defense. Sílvio Luiz das Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rutger Enström, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 60 minutes into the game, Litoral EC - CIMZ's Noel das Neves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. André Olenberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 64th match minute, TSIGALKO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herman Harman to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Ricardinho Vander put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of André Olenberg. Sílvio Luiz das Neves made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Marc Albom sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Litoral EC - CIMZ getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. João Augusto Linares hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, TSIGALKO's Herman Harman got a free kick in the 77th minute. Virgílio Borges took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 79th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for André Olenberg. TSIGALKO's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. André Olenberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardinho Vander in the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Marc Albom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Litoral EC - CIMZ had won after a very even match.