U18 World League

Hollywood Bowl
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Michael Hoffmann started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Compugraf's Chico Fernandez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Compugraf from getting a goal against them. In the 8thth minute of the game Márcio Domingues who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Hollywood's Brian Hülsen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luís Eduardo Miranda's late challenge caught a FC Hollywood's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luís Eduardo Miranda helped the player get up and apologised. In the 10th match minute, Compugraf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Eduardo Miranda to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute, Rui Magalhães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Váldson Catarinense kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. With his leg Chico Fernandez managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when FC Hollywood's Michael Hoffmann fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andreas Daumann during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 24th minute, Andreas Daumann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the game, Compugraf's Luís Eduardo Miranda nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Brian Hülsen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Chico Fernandez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kilian Bakker in the 36th minute. Brian Hülsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Vidal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Vidal to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Compugraf booed when FC Hollywood was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Norman Jagusch didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute, Márcio Domingues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 67 played minutes, FC Hollywood's Norman Jagusch shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Chico Fernandez came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Hollywood reached it. In the 73rd minute Kilian Bakker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Kilian Bakker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Márcio Domingues in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Brian Hülsen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Márcio Domingues hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute, Márcio Domingues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Márcio Domingues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brian Hülsen having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Compugraf eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.