U18 World League

Ligga Arena
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s Jailson Melo 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. When ATHLETICO PRaiano's Alberto Tróia in 5 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Kauan Leme guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After taking down the ball on ATHLETICO PRaiano's corner José Paulo Almeida fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kauan Leme quite easily take care of the ball. In the 12th minute, Amadeu Vidal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arlindo Romero was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Alberto Tróia managed to get in a good position for a shot. ATHLETICO PRaiano's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tróia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kauan Leme breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kauan Leme made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silvinho Amorim in the 20th minute. The audience was convinced that Alberto Tróia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kauan Leme was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. A collision led to ATHLETICO PRaiano getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Pedro Paulo Vidal hit a great ball. When Marcelo Senna came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Casa Real de Savóia F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcelo Senna couldn't finish the play. Pedro Paulo Vidal hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Fabinho Prestes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s Kauan Leme got control of the ball when Silvinho Amorim tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 34th minute, Alberto Tróia fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Kauan Leme, passed just outside the right post. Arlindo Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeu Vidal in the 37th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iuri Arruda in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kauan Leme saved Casa Real de Savóia F.C. from getting behind.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alberto Tróia to make the kick off. Kauan Leme came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by ATHLETICO PRaiano's Iuri Arruda. But to his dismay, Iuri Arruda quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. José Paulo Almeida's late challenge caught a Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Paulo Almeida helped the player get up and apologised. José Paulo Almeida kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ATHLETICO PRaiano's zone, Wilian Berger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arlindo Romero came out of the goal and Wilian Berger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s Kauan Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tróia in the 66th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s Giuseppe Urbano got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute of the match José Paulo Almeida sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kauan Leme skillfully saved the ball. After 69th play minutes Iuri Arruda shot 2-2, a short shot which went by Kauan Leme and just under the crossbar into goal. After 74 minutes, Wilian Berger mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Casa Real de Savóia F.C. and the ATHLETICO PRaiano players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 74 played minutes Casa Real de Savóia F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Wilian Berger. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tróia in the 78th minute of play forced Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s goalkeeper Kauan Leme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kauan Leme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvinho Amorim in the 81st minute of play. Kauan Leme stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alberto Tróia's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. 90 minutes into the match, Silvinho Amorim notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s Kauan Leme. Kauan Leme was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ATHLETICO PRaiano fans cheered their team off the field, for while Casa Real de Savóia F.C. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.