U18 League

Christmas Island
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's Luiz Eduardo de Salles started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Capibaribe Stars's goalkeeper Adhemar Vergílio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Andrézinho Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Capibaribe Stars's Sandrinho Pinho got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandrinho Pinho in the 16th minute of the match. Adilson Ortiz kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Pedro Luiz Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 21 minutes, Luiz Paulo Tinoco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Capibaribe Stars's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luiz Paulo Tinoco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandrinho Pinho in the 25th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's goalkeeper Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sandrinho Pinho's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. After 26 minutes, kaya ISERN mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City and the Capibaribe Stars players grew even worse after the yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luiz Eduardo de Salles in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adhemar Vergílio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 32 minutes into the match, Capibaribe Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Eduardo de Salles came free, but Adhemar Vergílio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After taking down the ball on ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's corner Joélson das Neves fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Adhemar Vergílio quite easily take care of the ball. Pedro Luiz Brito kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 40 minutes into the match, Capibaribe Stars's goalkeeper Adhemar Vergílio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir. Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir scored 2-0 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adhemar Vergílio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 52nd minute, kaya ISERN hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's zone, Nico Penha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira came out of the goal and Nico Penha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luiz Paulo Tinoco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 58 minutes of play, ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adhemar Vergílio was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 66th minute, Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir made a precise shot to the right of Adhemar Vergílio. Capibaribe Stars's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's Cristian Schmidt was substituted for Adilson Ortiz. Andrézinho Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Adhemar Vergílio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Schmidt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adhemar Vergílio. Adhemar Vergílio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.