U18 World League

Ninho do Pássaro
Spectators: 8459 (Terracing: 6345, Seating: 1945, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Damian Werra kicked off to start the match. The throw-in from Armandinho Pombal in the 12th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by SuRpRiSe's Zbigniew Gregorczyk. SuRpRiSe's Lech Gondela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaristo Pernambucano in the 25th minute of play. After having played for 28 minutes, Evaristo Pernambucano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 卡納里尼奧 FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Evaristo Pernambucano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 33 minutes into the match, 卡納里尼奧 FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ofer Maa came free, but Carlos Marinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Damian Werra scored 1-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carlos Marinho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. SuRpRiSe's Damian Werra suffered a concussion after 40 minutes and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ronaldão Torres during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Agostinho Guedes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Carlos Marinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zachariasz Franzik, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Zachariasz Franzik received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Carlos Marinho came out and tried to block the shot, but Zachariasz Franzik slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 62nd minute. 65 minutes into the match, Ofer Maa notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of 卡納里尼奧 FC's Carlos Marinho. Carlos Marinho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gino Motta in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lech Gondela saved SuRpRiSe from getting behind. Lech Gondela stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gino Motta's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. After a defensive mix-up in SuRpRiSe's zone, Agostinho Guedes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lech Gondela came out of the goal and Agostinho Guedes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Roko Koko fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SuRpRiSe's protests and gave Roko Koko a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd match minute, SuRpRiSe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roko Koko to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, SuRpRiSe's La Maga got a free kick in the 83rd minute. With his leg Carlos Marinho managed to avoid a goal in the 85thth minute, when SuRpRiSe's Ofer Maa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to SuRpRiSe getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. La Maga hit a great ball. Zbigniew Gregorczyk kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SuRpRiSe eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.