U18 World League

Black Star Stadium
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paulão Veiga started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulão Veiga in the 6th minute of play forced AC Milan's goalkeeper Fotis Tatsis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 8 played minutes AC Milan got a freekick which was hit by Alekos Volakis. After 10 minutes, Guga Campidelis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Carrossel Caipira and the AC Milan players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Carrossel Caipira getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Guga Campidelis hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Nikos Bertsis got a free kick in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Kosmidis in the 16th minute of play forced Carrossel Caipira's goalkeeper Dinei Hermes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute José Vítor Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fotis Tatsis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fotis Tatsis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dudu Queiroz in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute, AC Milan's Alekos Volakis seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Alekos Volakis the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of AC Milan protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Alekos Volakis had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of Carrossel Caipira booed when AC Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alekos Volakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 31 played minutes AC Milan got a freekick which was hit by Kostas Manouselis. Pavlos Papazacharias took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 33rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dinei Hermes. Carrossel Caipira's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Zervidis in the 35th minute of play forced Carrossel Caipira's goalkeeper Dinei Hermes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Aris Kortzidis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dinei Hermes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Valdir Baptista fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Carrossel Caipira's protests and gave Valdir Baptista a yellow card for diving instead. Guga Campidelis kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The supporters of Carrossel Caipira booed when AC Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panos Zervidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nikos Kosmidis was the one to do the kick off. 56 minutes into the game, AC Milan's Nikos Kosmidis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dinei Hermes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The supporters of Carrossel Caipira booed when AC Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikos Bertsis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nikos Kosmidis struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Dinei Hermes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Milan. Carrossel Caipira were furious when Jairo Veiga was red carded, 74 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The supporters of AC Milan booed when Carrossel Caipira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jairo Veiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Carrossel Caipira's goalkeeper Dinei Hermes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 76th minute AC Milan were awarded a corner. Pavlos Papazacharias went to the cornerflag to take it. 78 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when José Vítor Mendonça came free, but Fotis Tatsis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kostas Manouselis to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Carrossel Caipira getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Jonathan Hermes hit a great ball. 86 minutes into the match, Carrossel Caipira's goalkeeper Dinei Hermes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aris Kortzidis. After 87 played minutes Carrossel Caipira got a freekick which was hit by Horácio Barral. After some careless play in the Carrossel Caipira defense, Aris Kortzidis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dinei Hermes. The Carrossel Caipira fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dinei Hermes should have stopped the shot. 96 minutes into the game, Paulão Veiga was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Carrossel Caipira's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Milan the free kick. In the 96th minute, Paulão Veiga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 97 played minutes, AC Milan's Eleftherios Kanatakis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dinei Hermes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AC Milan reached it.