U18 World League

Arena Boca do Sapo
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Franklin Baptista got the match started through his kick off. When Fiori Reis fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bitelon FC - SAF's protests and gave Fiori Reis a yellow card for diving instead. Fiori Reis hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After 6 played minutes Bitelon FC - SAF got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Furlan. Faustão Prado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thodoris Diamantidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manos Voutsas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valdomiro Penha in the 16th minute. Faustão Prado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charalambos Anastasakos in the 20th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Thymios Kominidis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bazellatin F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 29th minute Louis Theofilopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faustão Prado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manos Voutsas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fiori Reis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute, Bitelon FC - SAF's Fiori Souto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Manos Voutsas. Manos Voutsas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Fiori Souto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 45th minute, Bitelon FC - SAF's Cristian Furlan seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Cristian Furlan the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Bitelon FC - SAF protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Cristian Furlan had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Giotis Lissaridis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bazellatin F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Giotis Lissaridis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Faustão Prado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Thymios Kominidis to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Bazellatin F.C. defense, Percy Antunes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manos Voutsas. The Bazellatin F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manos Voutsas should have stopped the shot. Bitelon FC - SAF's Faustão Prado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Bitelon FC - SAF from getting a goal against them. Bazellatin F.C.'s Notis Valaoras was substituted for Argyris Apostolakis. Bazellatin F.C.'s Stathis Rasoulis was substituted for Louis Theofilopoulos. Valdomiro Penha took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manos Voutsas. Manos Voutsas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 78th minute, Fiori Souto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bitelon FC - SAF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Enéas Soeiro during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bitelon FC - SAF's Enéas Soeiro got a free kick in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Notis Valaoras in the 84th minute of play forced Bitelon FC - SAF's goalkeeper Faustão Prado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Fiori Souto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manos Voutsas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manos Voutsas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fiori Reis in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Fiori Souto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Faustão Prado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thodoris Diamantidis in the 93rd minute. In the 94th match minute, Bitelon FC - SAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fiori Souto to maneuver through the defense. Bitelon FC - SAF were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Bazellatin F.C. for a fine match.