U18 World League

Cascade Park West St
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zé Carlos Mendonça started the match with the kick off. Wiley Redd recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wiley Redd blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Almir Carneiro having to make a save. Lucas McKinnon had in the 21stth minute some difficulties stopping Arnaldo Sena's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Lucas McKinnon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Guilherme Amaral in the 23rd minute of play. Lucas McKinnon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Carlos Mendonça in the 24th minute of play. Almir Carneiro made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Werner Patton sent off a good shot on target. Lucas McKinnon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Carlos Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucas McKinnon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Carlos Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TaTeRo Boys's Zé Carlos Mendonça managed to work through Cascade Park West's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Zé Carlos Mendonça dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. 38 minutes into the game, TaTeRo Boys's Luiz Guilherme Amaral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucas McKinnon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Werner Patton to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Marcos Leal suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. Arnaldo Sena's late challenge caught a Cascade Park West's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arnaldo Sena helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in TaTeRo Boys fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Cascade Park West a penalty, 57 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Wes Abel, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of TaTeRo Boys's Almir Carneiro. 1-1. Werner Patton struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Almir Carneiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cascade Park West. After 63 played minutes TaTeRo Boys got a freekick which was hit by Thiago Rodrigues. In the 64th minute, Acácio de Queirós hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Cascade Park West's Zachariah McIntosh got a free kick in the 68th minute. Cascade Park West's Wiley Redd got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zé Carlos Mendonça could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Lucas McKinnon made a huge save. The supporters of TaTeRo Boys booed when Cascade Park West was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wiley Redd didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zé Carlos Mendonça charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zé Carlos Mendonça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 84 played minutes TaTeRo Boys got a freekick which was hit by Zé Carlos Mendonça. Lucas McKinnon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Carlos Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Guilherme Amaral took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lucas McKinnon. Lucas McKinnon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2.