U18 World League

Boothferry Park
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Norberto Vilanova made the kick off which started today's match. Vítor Pádua showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl Broadhurst, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. If Maurício Quinaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The The Tigers fans' excitement grew in the 13th match minute when The Tigers's Karl Broadhurst looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Norberto Vilanova sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Claudemiro Coelho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Roger Barton kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Norberto Vilanova blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Franz Dunlop having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudemiro Coelho in the 33rd minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Franz Dunlop to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the game, Ian Farrell was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Altamora FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, The Tigers's Ian Farrell got a free kick in the 35th minute. Norberto Vilanova, 35 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Norberto Vilanova received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Franz Dunlop tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, Claudemiro Coelho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Franz Dunlop. The Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudemiro Coelho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1.

In the 56th minute, Calum Marsden ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vítor Pádua was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 63rd minute Claudemiro Coelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franz Dunlop saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 65 minutes, Franz Dunlop successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 66 minutes into the game, The Tigers's Roger Barton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vítor Pádua made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Claudemiro Coelho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Franz Dunlop tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 73 minutes into the game, Karl Broadhurst was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Altamora FC the free kick. Karl Broadhurst hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Franz Dunlop was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Claudemiro Coelho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 76 minute of play. A collision led to Altamora FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Alexandre Teles hit a great ball. António Colaço received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Franz Dunlop came out and tried to block the shot, but António Colaço slotted it home off the left post making it 3-3 in the 83rd minute. Franz Dunlop showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudemiro Coelho in the 87th minute of the match. Franz Dunlop was a little too slow when Maurício Quinaz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 3-4. When the final whistle sounded Altamora FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than The Tigers.