U18 World League

Arena Diplomata FC
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marquinhos Sousa started the match with the kick off. FC Dezassete's Viriato Peixoto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save FC Dezassete from getting a goal against them. 17 minutes into the game, FC Dezassete's Rubim Torcato nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedrinho Sergipano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Viriato Peixoto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marquinhos Sousa in the 20th minute of play. When Pedro Vilalobos came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the FC Dezassete 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 Pedro Vilalobos couldn't finish the play. After 32 minutes, Hildeberto Peixoto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Dezassete and the DIPLOMATA FC PAB players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hildeberto Peixoto hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Pedro Vilalobos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedrinho Sergipano was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Francisco Lousada was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 41 minutes into the match. In the 41st match minute, FC Dezassete was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Lousada to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Simão Braga managed to get in a good position for a shot. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's supporters rose to their feet, but Simão Braga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Viriato Peixoto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Viriato Peixoto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simão Braga, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Pedrinho Sergipano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pedro Vilalobos went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. FC Dezassete's Hildeberto Peixoto managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Artur Gerber in the 70 minute of the game. Gilberto Moraes charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilberto Moraes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to DIPLOMATA FC PAB getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Gilberto Moraes hit a great ball. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Dezassete's goalkeeper Viriato Peixoto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregório Antas in the 80th minute of play forced DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goalkeeper Pedrinho Sergipano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 85 minutes, Nicolas Guterres mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Dezassete and the DIPLOMATA FC PAB players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nicolas Guterres hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FC Dezassete had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.