U18 World League

Ararigbóia
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Odell McPherson took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Odell McPherson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Odell McPherson sped through Jardim Botânico's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ademar Leme. Ademar Leme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clinton Starnes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Odell McPherson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ademar Leme. Jardim Botânico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Odell McPherson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Ademar Leme stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Odell McPherson's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Jardim Botânico's Ademar Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Odell McPherson in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, S.D. Bajen's Odell McPherson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ademar Leme made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. In the 32nd minute, Serginho Hoffmann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Clinton Starnes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ademar Leme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Odell McPherson, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Ademar Leme didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Clinton Starnes went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Ademar Leme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Odell McPherson, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Odell McPherson succeeded in the game's 45th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-6. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vladimir Almeida stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Odell McPherson did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-7 to the left of a surprised Ademar Leme 54 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marquinhos Dracena during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of S.D. Bajen booed when Jardim Botânico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marquinhos Dracena didn't get a good kick on the ball. Clinton Starnes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute, Ademar Leme skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 64th minute Vladimir Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohammed Cagle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, S.D. Bajen's Odell McPherson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ademar Leme narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jardim Botânico's Ademar Leme proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Jardim Botânico from getting a goal against them. Ademar Leme stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Odell McPherson's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clinton Starnes got free with Ademar Leme in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 75 minutes into the game, Odell McPherson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. S.D. Bajen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jardim Botânico the free kick. In the 76th minute, Odell McPherson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of S.D. Bajen booed when Jardim Botânico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marquinhos Dracena didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to S.D. Bajen getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Devon Pollard hit a great ball. Mohammed Cagle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimir Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serginho Hoffmann in the 92nd minute of play forced S.D. Bajen's goalkeeper Mohammed Cagle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Odell McPherson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ademar Leme came out and tried to block the shot, but Odell McPherson slotted it home off the left post making it 0-8 in the 94th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched S.D. Bajen eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.