U18 World League

Real Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) In the 3rd minute, Josué da Cunha made a precise shot to the right of Jayson Burnett. River tu grato nombre's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 14 minutes into the game, River tu grato nombre's Garth Cao Xiao nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Régis Mota made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Jayson Burnett made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Léo Pitta sent off a good shot on target. REAL RIO CRVG's Régis Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kraig Rasmussen in the 21st minute of play. Jayson Burnett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josué da Cunha in the 28th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, River tu grato nombre's goalkeeper Jayson Burnett had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mané Tavares. REAL RIO CRVG's Régis Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bradley Cody in the 33rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mané Tavares during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 37th minute, Mané Tavares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the REAL RIO CRVG defense, Bradley Cody kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Régis Mota. The REAL RIO CRVG fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Régis Mota should have stopped the shot. Régis Mota stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benjamin Norton's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Garth Cao Xiao recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Juninho Rossi charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Juninho Rossi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to REAL RIO CRVG getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Juninho Rossi hit a great ball. Bradley Cody sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Josué da Cunha to make the kick off. Juninho Rossi hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. River tu grato nombre's Ace Gray couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 57th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for REAL RIO CRVG. Régis Mota made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Bradley Cody sent off a good shot on target. After 64 played minutes River tu grato nombre got a freekick which was hit by Connor Rose. 73 minutes into the match, REAL RIO CRVG's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Norton came free, but Régis Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of River tu grato nombre booed when REAL RIO CRVG was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mané Tavares didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of River tu grato nombre booed when REAL RIO CRVG was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rubens Marinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. REAL RIO CRVG's Régis Mota proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save REAL RIO CRVG from getting a goal against them. Benjamin Norton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Régis Mota having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in River tu grato nombre's zone, Gustavo Aguiar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jayson Burnett came out of the goal and Gustavo Aguiar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.