U18 World League

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Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcinho Donato started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcinho Donato in the 3rd minute of play forced Flores da Cunha - RS's goalkeeper Rômulo Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 4 minutes of play, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Marcinho Donato made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rômulo Neiva was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rômulo Neiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Tasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 11th minute, Flores da Cunha - RS's Eurico de Azevedo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Eurico de Azevedo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Flores da Cunha - RS protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Eurico de Azevedo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Flores da Cunha - RS! The referee gave THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ a penalty, 12 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Tony Tasso, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Flores da Cunha - RS's Rômulo Neiva. 2-0. Rômulo Neiva made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Ian Netto sent off a good shot on target. Flores da Cunha - RS's Rômulo Neiva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Flores da Cunha - RS from getting a goal against them. Ian Netto came free with the goalkeeper in the 18th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rômulo Neiva could save by the left post. Rômulo Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arí Guimarães in the 20th minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, Bernardo Pereira recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rômulo Neiva. Bernardo Pereira showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. 26 minutes into the match, Flores da Cunha - RS's goalkeeper Rômulo Neiva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ian Netto. Rômulo Neiva was out of position in the 27 minute of play, and Edvaldo Hoffmann capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edvaldo Hoffmann really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Chicão Peres made in the 32nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Flores da Cunha - RS's Sílvio Luiz Pinheiro. Rômulo Neiva was a little too slow when Marcinho Donato got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 5-0. Bernardo Pereira took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rômulo Neiva. Rômulo Neiva dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Flores da Cunha - RS's Rômulo Neiva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Flores da Cunha - RS from getting a goal against them. In the 44th minute, Bernardo Pereira fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The crowd rose to their feet as Marcinho Donato kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rômulo Neiva. That made the score 7-0 in the 44 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 7-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marco Gonçalves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Flores da Cunha - RS's goal looked a bit too open when Ian Netto came free, but Rômulo Neiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arí Guimarães scored 8-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rômulo Neiva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rômulo Neiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arí Guimarães, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Rômulo Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arí Guimarães in the 60th minute of play. Rômulo Neiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ian Netto, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute Arí Guimarães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rômulo Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gerson Koehler hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Flores da Cunha - RS's Rômulo Neiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ian Netto in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Pereira in the 69th minute of play forced Flores da Cunha - RS's goalkeeper Rômulo Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute Ian Netto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rômulo Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Marcinho Donato had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rômulo Neiva. Flores da Cunha - RS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcinho Donato was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. After some careless play in the Flores da Cunha - RS defense, Arí Guimarães kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rômulo Neiva. The Flores da Cunha - RS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rômulo Neiva should have stopped the shot. Rômulo Neiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ian Netto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rômulo Neiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute Ian Netto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rômulo Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rômulo Neiva came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Marcinho Donato. But to his dismay, Marcinho Donato quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 11-0. In the 90th match minute, Flores da Cunha - RS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Luiz Pinheiro to maneuver through the defense. Rômulo Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arí Guimarães in the 94th minute of play. After 96 minutes of play, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Ian Netto made it 12-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rômulo Neiva was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee ended the match the THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.