U18 World League

Meteranã
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. César da Mata started the match with the kick off. Real Murçia FC's Franco Papa quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Laerte Luz, made in the 3rd minute of the game. An unexpected shot in the 5th minute by César da Mata got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a rather tough play, Real Murçia FC's Franco Di Clemente got a free kick in the 8th minute. The TIMETER EC -DMZ- fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s César da Mata 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s Gustavo Corrêa got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Real Murçia FC's Francesco Bomba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Real Murçia FC from getting a goal against them. Real Murçia FC's Francesco Bomba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Corrêa in the 17th minute of play. Elói Borges took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francesco Bomba. Francesco Bomba dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 34 minutes into the match, Real Murçia FC's goalkeeper Francesco Bomba had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by César da Mata. Francesco Bomba made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when César da Mata sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Di Clemente in the 42nd minute of play forced TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Falcão Monteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when Franco Di Clemente made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling César da Mata in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Francesco Bomba prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 60 minutes into the match, TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Franco Di Clemente came free, but Falcão Monteiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, César da Mata put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Francesco Bomba. An unexpectedly hard shot by César da Mata in the 64th minute of play forced Real Murçia FC's goalkeeper Francesco Bomba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rogério de Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Francesco Bomba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67thth minute of the game César da Mata who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Murçia FC's Francesco Bomba was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 67 minutes, Claudio Di Francesco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Murçia FC and the TIMETER EC -DMZ- players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristiano Laudadio during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cristiano Laudadio hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Vito Velloso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Real Murçia FC's Francesco Bomba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by César da Mata in the 84th minute of play. Francesco Bomba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogério de Mendonça in the 85th minute of play. After 87 played minutes Real Murçia FC got a freekick which was hit by Franco Di Clemente. Francesco Bomba came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s César da Mata. But to his dismay, César da Mata quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. Francesco Bomba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elói Borges in the 93rd minute of play. TIMETER EC -DMZ- walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.