U18 World League

El Coloso del Parque
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ben Powell kicked off to start the match. Pedro Luiz Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Matthew Edwards tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Club Atlético de Newell's Matthew Edwards played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adilson Tavares in the 15th minute of play. After 19 minutes of play, Capibaribe Stars's Luiz Paulo Tinoco made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matthew Edwards was left in no man's land by his defense there! Seb Newman took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eliseu Toscano. Eliseu Toscano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Matthew Edwards took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oséas Luz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adilson Tavares in the 33rd minute of play forced Club Atlético de Newell's goalkeeper Matthew Edwards to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adilson Tavares scored 1-2 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matthew Edwards, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luiz Paulo Tinoco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Club Atlético de Newell getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Joey Leighton hit a great ball. In the 45th minute, Justin Van Der Hoorn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Justin Van Der Hoorn charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Justin Van Der Hoorn the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, Justin Van Der Hoorn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Justin Van Der Hoorn was shown his second yellow card after 47 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético de Newell's Justin Van Der Hoorn got a free kick in the 48th minute.

The wind increased when Adilson Tavares made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Club Atlético de Newell getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Dom Mortlock hit a great ball. Matthew Edwards made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Adilson Tavares sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Club Atlético de Newell's Matthew Edwards got control of the ball when Adilson Tavares tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leonel Varela kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Eliseu Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seb Newman in the 79th minute of play. Ben Powell kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Adilson Tavares took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Matthew Edwards to make any attempt to save it. In the 89th minute, Luiz Paulo Tinoco got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Eliseu Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ben Powell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético de Newell's Joey Leighton got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The Club Atlético de Newell supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Capibaribe Stars's performance. The match ended with a win for Capibaribe Stars.