U18 World League

Arena Tatero Boys
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zé Carlos Mendonça got the match started through his kick off. If Werner Patton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Zé Carlos Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nelsinho Rodrigues showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Leal in the 18th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Zé Carlos Mendonça kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lucas McKinnon. That made the score 1-0 in the 21 minute of play. Dida Baiano kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Lucas McKinnon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zé Carlos Mendonça in the 26th minute. After having played for 29 minutes, Júlio Eger managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TaTeRo Boys's supporters crossed their fingers, but Júlio Eger was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind TaTeRo Boys's goalkeeper Nelsinho Rodrigues, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lucas McKinnon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zé Carlos Mendonça showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 37 minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When Aírton Sá fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TaTeRo Boys's protests and gave Aírton Sá a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, TaTeRo Boys's Aírton Sá got a free kick in the 51st minute. Nelsinho Rodrigues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Leal, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. With a little luck, TaTeRo Boys's Nelsinho Rodrigues got control of the ball when Marcos Leal tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Carlos Mendonça in the 62nd minute of play forced Cascade Park West's goalkeeper Lucas McKinnon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucas McKinnon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Carlos Mendonça in the 72nd minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Júlio Eger notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Cascade Park West's Lucas McKinnon. Lucas McKinnon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 79 played minutes TaTeRo Boys got a freekick which was hit by Júlio Eger. If Wiley Redd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Cascade Park West's zone, Zé Carlos Mendonça stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucas McKinnon came out of the goal and Zé Carlos Mendonça tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcos Leal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Nelsinho Rodrigues made a huge save. Lucas McKinnon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luiz Guilherme Amaral went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Cascade Park West's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.