U18 World League

Estádio Poetass
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Muhannad Ajram got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 4 minutes, Kadar Aban managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Líbano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kadar Aban was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 7th minute, Olavo Carioca reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fatih Adas. The goal made the score 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kadar Aban during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kadar Aban hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. A collision led to Líbano getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Hadi Faraj hit a great ball. Poetass FC's Rony Peixoto shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 14th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Fatih Adas but with some difficulty. The crowd rose to their feet as Poetass FC's Claudinho Saldanha slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fatih Adas. That made the score 2-0 after 15 minutes of play. Cássio de Senna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Muhannad Ajram, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, Líbano's goal looked a bit too open when Noel Azevedo came free, but Fatih Adas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claudinho Saldanha kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. When Hamzah Al Safi came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Líbano 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 Hamzah Al Safi couldn't finish the play. 42 minutes into the match, Poetass FC's goal looked a bit too open when Muhannad Ajram came free, but Cássio de Senna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th match minute, Poetass FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvério Antunes to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After a rather tough play, Poetass FC's Miguel Sergipano got a free kick in the 61st minute. Kadar Aban recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 63rd minute, Benjamim Guedes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudinho Saldanha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fatih Adas having to interfere. Cássio de Senna made an important save on a dangerous shot by Muhannad Ajram in the 85th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Claudinho Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Poetass FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudinho Saldanha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fatih Adas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cássio de Senna stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Muhannad Ajram's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Poetass FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kadar Aban came free, but Cássio de Senna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Poetass FC's Cássio de Senna got control of the ball when Muhannad Ajram tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Poetass FC had won after a very even match.