U18 World League

Estádio Joatuba
Spectators: 7779 (Terracing: 5835, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Flávio Dantas kicked off to start the match. Hamílton Catarinense's late challenge caught a Nouvelle Vague's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hamílton Catarinense helped the player get up and apologised. In the 4thth minute of the game Cornelio Jokin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Warren FC - DMZ's Felippe Damião was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Niceto Regis came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Warren FC - DMZ's Flávio Dantas. But to his dismay, Flávio Dantas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 13th minute, Tobias Ourente made a precise shot to the right of Felippe Damião. Warren FC - DMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Nestor Beltza kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Dadá de Almeida might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Niceto Regis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dadá de Almeida ran back to his position shaking his head. Niceto Regis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flávio Dantas, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 24th play minute Ivo Lara came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Niceto Regis. 2-1. 36 minutes into the match, David Paraíba notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Nouvelle Vague's Niceto Regis. Niceto Regis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Flávio Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niceto Regis having to interfere. Ramon Damario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cornelio Jokin to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Warren FC - DMZ's zone, Ramon Damario stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Felippe Damião came out of the goal and Ramon Damario tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tobias Ourente hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Tobias Ourente took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Felippe Damião. Felippe Damião dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flávio Dantas in the 67th minute of play forced Nouvelle Vague's goalkeeper Niceto Regis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nouvelle Vague's Niceto Regis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivo Lara in the 68th minute of play. During the 69th minute of the match Dario Celipe completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Dario Celipe a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Nouvelle Vague's Dario Celipe got a free kick in the 70th minute. A collision led to Warren FC - DMZ getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Júlio Tande hit a great ball. Cornelio Jokin might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Felippe Damião. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cornelio Jokin ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivo Lara in the 79th minute of play forced Nouvelle Vague's goalkeeper Niceto Regis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nestor Pelayo kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Cornelio Jokin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Felippe Damião firmly grabbed it by the left post. Hamílton Catarinense hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Erik Lucas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Niceto Regis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Nouvelle Vague players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Warren FC - DMZ.