U18 World League

Sleepy Hollow
Spectators: 7445 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 140) Mike Sugden made the kick off and thus started the match. Glyn Beesley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilson Vianna in the 3rd minute of the match. Quentin Newlyn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Giuseppe Nóbrega tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilson Vianna kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 16th match minute, Gurdurão was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Narciso Donatello to maneuver through the defense. Vladimir Rossi charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vladimir Rossi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 22nd minute, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Mike Sugden dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. 33 minutes into the match, The Handsome Wizards UTD's goal looked a bit too open when Bruninho Novaes came free, but Glyn Beesley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute, Leonardo Bastos made a precise shot to the right of Glyn Beesley. The Handsome Wizards UTD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Glyn Beesley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilson Vianna in the 41st minute of the match. Glyn Beesley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimir Rossi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Wilson Vianna made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Vladimir Rossi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Glyn Beesley was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Orson Slator was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 55 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute, Orson Slator hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute of the match, Wilson Vianna sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Glyn Beesley showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Leonardo Bastos took a quick shot and it went in 2-4 without a chance for Glyn Beesley to make any attempt to save it. 62 minutes into the match, Gurdurão's goal looked a bit too open when Mike Sugden came free, but Giuseppe Nóbrega reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Gurdurão getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Narciso Donatello hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonardo Bastos got free with Glyn Beesley in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Glyn Beesley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilson Vianna in the 73rd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Theo Avery hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonardo Bastos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Gurdurão's Leonardo Bastos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Glyn Beesley. That made the score 2-5 after 77 minutes of play. In the 85th minute, Gurdurão's Bruninho Novaes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Vianna in the 93rd minute of play forced The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper Glyn Beesley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Gurdurão left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than The Handsome Wizards UTD.