U18 World League

Arena Bombadão
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Benjamim Gomes made the kick off which started today's match. Eggert Neumann charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eggert Neumann the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 8 played minutes Balus Treter got a freekick which was hit by Eggert Neumann. In the 11th minute, Benjamim Gomes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Virgílio Teixeira struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Emanuel Greshake didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Xandeco FC. 14 minutes into the game, Jiri Rilke was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Balus Treter's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Xandeco FC the free kick. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Virgílio Teixeira took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Emanuel Greshake to make any attempt to save it. After 21 played minutes Balus Treter got a freekick which was hit by Zenobio Walendi. Jorge Oliveira took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emanuel Greshake. Emanuel Greshake dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zenobio Walendi during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Zenobio Walendi kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Balus Treter's Emanuel Greshake played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgílio Teixeira in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Benjamim Gomes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Xandeco FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Emanuel Greshake made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benjamim Gomes in the 37th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

53 minutes into the match, René Lazarus dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Waldir Pontes, 4-1. Emanuel Greshake showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Oliveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Benjamim Gomes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Greshake having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamim Gomes in the 62nd minute of play forced Balus Treter's goalkeeper Emanuel Greshake to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Max Eichwald kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Sandrinho Catarinense managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xandeco FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sandrinho Catarinense was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Greshake breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Balus Treter's Eggert Neumann got his second yellow card of the match in the 66th minute. The referee ordered Eggert Neumann off the ground. Sandrinho Catarinense took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emanuel Greshake. Balus Treter's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 69 played minutes Balus Treter got a freekick which was hit by Felix Groll. Benjamim Gomes charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benjamim Gomes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 73rd minute, Tiago de Moraes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 74 played minutes, Balus Treter's Felix Groll shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Waldir Pontes 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 Balus Treter reached it. After 76 minutes, Kornelius Wewers mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Balus Treter and the Xandeco FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Sandrinho Catarinense managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xandeco FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sandrinho Catarinense was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Greshake breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, René Lazarus managed to get in a good position for a shot. Balus Treter's supporters rose to their feet, but René Lazarus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waldir Pontes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emanuel Greshake made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgílio Teixeira in the 83rd minute of play. A collision led to Balus Treter getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. René Lazarus hit a great ball. If Jorge Oliveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 96th minute, Max Eichwald hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emanuel Greshake showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Oliveira in the 98th minute of the match. Xandeco FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.