U18 World League

NINHO de CUCOS
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Jakab Szakál started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Lúcio Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakab Szakál, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jakab Szakál fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Lopes having to interfere. If Endre Márkus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Jakab Szakál's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lúcio Lopes was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 11th minute of the match András Jakó shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lúcio Lopes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Olívio Soares kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Lúcio Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakab Szakál in the 19th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Ben Fica kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Szabolcs Pölöskei. That made the score 1-0 in the 22 minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goal looked a bit too open when Jakab Szakál came free, but Lúcio Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the game, András Jakó was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. White Raven FC.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arrebimba o Malho SLB the free kick. A collision led to White Raven FC. getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. András Jakó hit a great ball. Josué Pais recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 30th minute, Ben Fica got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 32nd match minute, White Raven FC. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by András Jakó to maneuver through the defense. 36 minutes into the game, Januário Martins cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Szabolcs Pölöskei was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 48th minute Koppány Kőváry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lúcio Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Januário Martins to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, White Raven FC.'s Koppány Kőváry got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Dávid Berecz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Lopes having to interfere. If Endre Márkus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th minute, Márton Szepesvári got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 72 minutes, Endre Márkus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. White Raven FC.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Endre Márkus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Márton Szepesvári might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lúcio Lopes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Márton Szepesvári ran back to his position shaking his head. Márton Szepesvári fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Lopes having to interfere. Lúcio Lopes made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Dávid Berecz sent off a good shot on target. Many of White Raven FC.'s supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. White Raven FC. may have spent more time on the ball, but Arrebimba o Malho SLB were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.