U18 World League

REPUBLICA DE LIBERIA
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Samuca Tróia got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuca Tróia in the 4th minute of play forced LiBeRiA F.C.'s goalkeeper Rodrigo Amato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Baltasar Guib shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Cordeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 10 played minutes LiBeRiA F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Gervasio Llin. In the 14th match minute, LiBeRiA F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gervasio Llin to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute Samuca Tróia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Amato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodrigo Amato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogério Furtado in the 26th minute of the match. Rogério Furtado hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. LiBeRiA F.C.'s Rodrigo Amato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudinei Arantes in the 34th minute of play. Márcio de Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Rodrigo Amato tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ekzema F.V.'s Maicon Linhares got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 41st match minute, Ekzema F.V. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabinho Sarmento to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, LiBeRiA F.C.'s Fausto Palos got a free kick in the 45th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Baltasar Guib made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Samuca Tróia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ekzema F.V. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Fausto Palos's late challenge caught a Ekzema F.V.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fausto Palos helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to LiBeRiA F.C. getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Fausto Palos hit a great ball. LiBeRiA F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 63rd minute, when Márcio de Mendonça scored to the left of an out of position Rodrigo Amato, making the score, 0-2. Fausto Palos scored 1-2 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sílvio Cordeiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 79 minutes into the match, LiBeRiA F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Rogério Furtado came free, but Rodrigo Amato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sílvio Cordeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baltasar Guib in the 86th minute of play. A collision led to Ekzema F.V. getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Márcio de Mendonça hit a great ball. In the 91st minute, Ekzema F.V.'s Rogério Furtado dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3.