U18 World League

Arena Tabajara
Spectators: 7588 (Terracing: 5692, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ronaldinho Cosme got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Palmeiras booed when Tabajara Londrina LBFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tales Paes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Téo Trancoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Renato Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Orlando Mineiro, 8 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. 12 minutes into the match, Palmeiras's goalkeeper Márcio Freitas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tales Paes. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palmeiras's goalkeeper Márcio Freitas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 17th minute, Ronaldinho Cosme 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. Tales Paes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Márcio Freitas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Renato Pirani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Téo Trancoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Palmeiras booed when Tabajara Londrina LBFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardinho Arantes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th match minute, Tabajara Londrina LBFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Paulo Leme to maneuver through the defense. Palmeiras were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Tabajara Londrina LBFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Michel Bastos took the corner. Téo Trancoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Renato Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 Tales Paes to make the kick off. The Tabajara Londrina LBFC fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when Tabajara Londrina LBFC's Tales Paes 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 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Durvalino Paes came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Tabajara Londrina LBFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Durvalino Paes couldn't finish the play. Ronaldinho Cosme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Renato Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Márcio Freitas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zézinho Machado, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Renato Pirani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Téo Trancoso in the 74th minute. When Téo Trancoso came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Palmeiras fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Téo Trancoso couldn't finish the play. Renato Pirani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Téo Trancoso in the 91st minute. Téo Trancoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renato Pirani having to interfere.