U18 World League

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Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hélio Terra started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Airborne FC booed when Olgado™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Senna didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 4 minutes, Frank Melo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Airborne FC and the Olgado™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 4th match minute, Airborne FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Melo to maneuver through the defense. Percival de Mendonça charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Percival de Mendonça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Olgado™'s Cauã Garcia shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 12th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Diamantino de Queiroz but with some difficulty. In the 14th minute of the match, Charles Vergílio got a very nice opportunity to score, but Diamantino de Queiroz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Dudu Mesquita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 20th minute, Dudu Mesquita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Airborne FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Olgado™'s Claudinho Massa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dudu Mesquita in the 24th minute of play. 2-1 became the score in the 27th minute when Betinho Nunes elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Airborne FC's Diamantino de Queiroz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Betinho Nunes in the 30th minute of play. Diamantino de Queiroz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zabulón Qährämanov's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Dudu Mesquita hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Charles Vergílio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Diamantino de Queiroz made a huge save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zabulón Qährämanov made a kick off. Dudu Mesquita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudinho Massa having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Frank Melo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Olgado™ made a substitution. Kléberson Rosado replaced Rafinha de Senna. In the 66th minute, Frank Melo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 70 minutes into the match, Airborne FC's goal looked a bit too open when Charles Vergílio came free, but Diamantino de Queiroz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olgado™'s Zabulón Qährämanov got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hélio Terra scored 2-2 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Claudinho Massa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Airborne FC booed when Olgado™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cauã Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 83 played minutes Olgado™ got a freekick which was hit by Zabulón Qährämanov. Diamantino de Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charles Vergílio in the 89th minute of the match. If Luisinho Velloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Zabulón Qährämanov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Olgado™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Diamantino de Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betinho Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Airborne FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Olgado™.