U18 World League

Yankee Stadium
Spectators: 8200 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 1886, VIP seats: 164) Tor Dahlberg made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Joinville City - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. César Medeiros hit a great ball. Zlatan sucks's Ludwig Smitt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Paulo Ferreira in the 11th minute of play. Jens-Ove Wallengren hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. After 14 played minutes, Joinville City - FSCMZ's Cristiano Baptista shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ludwig Smitt 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 Joinville City - FSCMZ reached it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling José Augusto Favoretto in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ludwig Smitt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Edmundo Falcão didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 18th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. When Luís Paulo Ferreira came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Joinville City - FSCMZ 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 Luís Paulo Ferreira couldn't finish the play. Ludwig Smitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Baptista in the 24th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jens-Ove Wallengren got free with Edmundo Falcão in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34th minute, José Augusto Favoretto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Joinville City - FSCMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. August Benet kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Kauã Terra took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ludwig Smitt. Zlatan sucks's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and José Augusto Favoretto made a kick off. 50 minutes into the game, August Benet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zlatan sucks's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Joinville City - FSCMZ the free kick. After a rather tough play, Zlatan sucks's August Benet got a free kick in the 51st minute. Ludwig Smitt made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when José Augusto Favoretto sent off a good shot on target. Joinville City - FSCMZ's Edmundo Falcão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jens-Ove Wallengren in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Tor Dahlberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edmundo Falcão. Joinville City - FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tor Dahlberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Edmundo Falcão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Bergman in the 67th minute of play. Roger Ekström lost his temper 75 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. When Kauã Terra came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Joinville City - FSCMZ 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 Kauã Terra couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Augusto Favoretto got free with Ludwig Smitt in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 80 played minutes Zlatan sucks got a freekick which was hit by August Benet. 81 minutes into the game, José Augusto Favoretto lined in a short shot 2-3 behind a frustrated Ludwig Smitt. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Joinville City - FSCMZ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.