U18 World League

Arena Joinville
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Maxmilian Groh took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vivaldo Mattos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 8th minute Martin Kula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Pereira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Célio Mangueira came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Joinville Esporte Clube fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Célio Mangueira couldn't finish the play. Alex Pereira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Kula in the 16th minute of play. 19 minutes into the game, Ricardo Arantes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Joinville Esporte Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FK Košíře Praha the free kick. Tobias Čepela kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FK Košíře Praha's zone, Vivaldo Mattos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jaroslav Kulich came out of the goal and Vivaldo Mattos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Célio Mangueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maxmilian Groh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Pereira having to interfere. Maxmilian Groh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Pereira having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

FK Košíře Praha's Jaroslav Kulich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Célio Mangueira in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th minute, Célio Mangueira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Joinville Esporte Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Jaroslav Kulich didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Joinville Esporte Clube's Ricardo Arantes shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. After a rather tough play, Joinville Esporte Clube's Ricardo Arantes got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 76thth minute of the game Nestor de Lima who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FK Košíře Praha's Jaroslav Kulich was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Martin Kula got free with Alex Pereira in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricardo Arantes in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jaroslav Kulich saved FK Košíře Praha from getting behind. Célio Mangueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Jaroslav Kulich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 92 minutes into the game, Oldřich Vašina was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK Košíře Praha's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Joinville Esporte Clube the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 91st minute of the game. One of FK Košíře Praha:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Joinville Esporte Clube:s goal. In the 92nd minute there was a penalty for Joinville Esporte Clube. Célio Mangueira stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jaroslav Kulich. 3-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the FK Košíře Praha players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Joinville Esporte Clube.