U18 World League

Anfield
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cauã Batista got the match started through his kick off. Luan Capixaba kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. If Wanderson Penha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Cauã Batista fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored H4K.BR's protests and gave Cauã Batista a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Liverpool FC booed when H4K.BR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antônio Carlos Vidal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute, Cauã Batista made a precise shot to the right of Tomi Pihlman. Liverpool FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 28 minutes into the game, H4K.BR's Wanderson Penha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tomi Pihlman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 31st minute, Ilmo Kaven hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomi Pihlman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wanderson Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the game, H4K.BR's Cauã Batista nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tomi Pihlman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 38 minutes into the match, H4K.BR's goal looked a bit too open when Tarmo Heikkinen came free, but Cléber Arantes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42ndth minute of the game Wanderson Penha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Liverpool FC's Tomi Pihlman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 43 played minutes Liverpool FC got a freekick which was hit by Tarmo Heikkinen. Cléber Arantes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tuukka Liimatainen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 46 minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Iikka Haapaniemi hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. The supporters of H4K.BR booed when Liverpool FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miika Vihtilä didn't get a good kick on the ball. H4K.BR's Wanderson Penha got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Faustão Fernandes during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Liverpool FC booed when H4K.BR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faustão Fernandes didn't get a good kick on the ball. H4K.BR's Cléber Arantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tuukka Liimatainen in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilmo Kaven in the 67th minute of play forced H4K.BR's goalkeeper Cléber Arantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cléber Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilmo Kaven in the 75th minute of play. Tomi Pihlman made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Wanderson Penha sent off a good shot on target. Tarmo Heikkinen kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Tomi Pihlman was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Cauã Batista capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cauã Batista really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. 95 minutes into the game, Iikka Haapaniemi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Cléber Arantes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. H4K.BR's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.