U18 World League

Arena Sán José
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Roberto Bittencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 7 minutes, Rodriguinho das Neves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pendotiba and the Toni Kroos MGZ™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Pendotiba getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Rodriguinho das Neves hit a great ball. Rodriguinho das Neves got his second yellow card in the match during the 9th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Pendotiba's Rodriguinho das Neves got a free kick in the 10th minute. After 13 played minutes Pendotiba got a freekick which was hit by Willian Andrade. Tomás Arósio made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Igor Abreu sent off a good shot on target. Jairo de Azevedo hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Júlio Quadros during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Pendotiba getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Júlio Quadros hit a great ball. During the 41st minute of the match Júlio Quadros completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Júlio Quadros a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 41st minute, Júlio Quadros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tomás Azevedo fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Toni Kroos MGZ™'s protests and gave Tomás Azevedo a yellow card for diving instead. After 42 played minutes Toni Kroos MGZ™ got a freekick which was hit by Tomás Azevedo. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The supporters of Toni Kroos MGZ™ booed when Pendotiba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Willian Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th minute, Paulão Quirino 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. 72 minutes into the game, Roberto Bittencourt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Toni Kroos MGZ™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pendotiba the free kick. After a rather tough play, Toni Kroos MGZ™'s Roberto Bittencourt got a free kick in the 72nd minute. The supporters of Pendotiba booed when Toni Kroos MGZ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomás Azevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roberto Bittencourt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Ramiro Dias made a huge save. After 88 played minutes Toni Kroos MGZ™ got a freekick which was hit by Evaristo Loureiro. Toni Kroos MGZ™ succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Pendotiba had controlled the match.