U18 World League

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pedro Finn kicked off to start the match. Luís Madureira kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Benito Hyde's late challenge caught a Galo do Japi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benito Hyde helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Galo do Japi booed when Santos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benito Hyde didn't get a good kick on the ball. Galo do Japi's Dráusio Toscano got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomé Gerber during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Santos FC booed when Galo do Japi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomé Gerber didn't get a good kick on the ball. Denílson Urbano 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. Rusty Little showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denílson Urbano in the 16th minute of the match. After 16 minutes, Pedro Finn mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santos FC and the Galo do Japi players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 16th minute, Pedro Finn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Galo do Japi booed when Santos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Milton Heath didn't get a good kick on the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dráusio Toscano came free, but Rusty Little reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rusty Little didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dráusio Toscano went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After having played for 27 minutes, Dráusio Toscano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galo do Japi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dráusio Toscano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Santos FC's zone, Ademir Carvalho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rusty Little came out of the goal and Ademir Carvalho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 32 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's Ademir Carvalho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rusty Little narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dráusio Toscano in the 37th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Rusty Little to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Finn got his second yellow card in the match during the 39th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Pedro Finn kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 41st minute of the match Denílson Urbano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rusty Little showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

After 51 played minutes Galo do Japi got a freekick which was hit by Diogo Breckenfeld. Milton Heath received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Benedito Nóbrega tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kelly Stovall charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kelly Stovall the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Santos FC's Kelly Stovall got a free kick in the 58th minute. Galo do Japi's Dudu Alagoano was substituted for Dráusio Toscano. The supporters of Galo do Japi booed when Santos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kelly Stovall didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 63rd match minute, Santos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lawrence Smart to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th match minute, Galo do Japi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dudu Alagoano to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Galo do Japi's Ademir Carvalho got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 68th minute, Kiko Novaes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Galo do Japi's Benedito Nóbrega played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benito Hyde in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute Jamar Burton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedito Nóbrega saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santos FC's Rusty Little proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Santos FC from getting a goal against them. In the 82nd minute Dudu Alagoano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rusty Little saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th match minute, Galo do Japi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dudu Alagoano to maneuver through the defense. The Santos FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Galo do Japi's performance. The match ended with a win for Galo do Japi.