U18 World League

Salvador Monumental
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael de Godoi in the 3rd minute of play forced 20 DE SETEMBRO's goalkeeper Hélder de Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hélder de Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael de Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. George Neuer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Clóvis Corrêa in the 9th minute. Clóvis Corrêa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. George Neuer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hélder de Queiroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael de Godoi in the 13th minute of play. Hélder de Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael de Godoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 16 played minutes Three Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Álvaro Proença. George Neuer didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when 20 DE SETEMBRO's Alessandro Neves shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Alessandro Neves did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised George Neuer 21 minutes into the match. Clóvis Corrêa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but George Neuer made a huge save. Hélder de Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Álvaro Proença in the 27th minute of the match. If Clóvis Corrêa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Guto Brodel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Three Lions FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Guto Brodel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hélder de Queiroz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bernardo Leal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael de Godoi in the 35th minute of play forced 20 DE SETEMBRO's goalkeeper Hélder de Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, 20 DE SETEMBRO's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Leal came free, but Hélder de Queiroz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hélder de Queiroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Leal in the 43rd minute of play. Hélder de Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Leal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Álvaro Proença in the 46th minute of play forced 20 DE SETEMBRO's goalkeeper Hélder de Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rafael de Godoi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. George Neuer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Neves in the 58th minute of the match. Guto Brodel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hélder de Queiroz. 20 DE SETEMBRO's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience was convinced that Rafael de Godoi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hélder de Queiroz was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Hélder de Queiroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mathias Gonçalves in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute, 20 DE SETEMBRO's Mário Alvarenga seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mário Alvarenga the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of 20 DE SETEMBRO protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mário Alvarenga had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 67 played minutes 20 DE SETEMBRO got a freekick which was hit by Mário Alvarenga. In the 68th minute Guto Brodel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélder de Queiroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, 20 DE SETEMBRO's goal looked a bit too open when Álvaro Proença came free, but Hélder de Queiroz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vitório Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without George Neuer having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Three Lions FC's Rafael de Godoi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hélder de Queiroz. Hélder de Queiroz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. 91 minutes into the match, 20 DE SETEMBRO's goalkeeper Hélder de Queiroz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael de Godoi. 96 minutes into the match, 20 DE SETEMBRO's goalkeeper Hélder de Queiroz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael de Godoi. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.