U18 World League

Royal Masters Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Paulo Ralondo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd match minute, Masters United F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicanor Maiorga to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Masters United F.C.'s Tadeo Pinto got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute of the match Claudinho da Fonseca shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artemio Cristofor showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Oséias de Castro fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mukifus FSCMZ's protests and gave Oséias de Castro a yellow card for diving instead. After 13 played minutes Mukifus FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Oséias de Castro. After a rather tough play, Mukifus FSCMZ's Luiz Paulo Matos got a free kick in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Ralondo in the 16th minute of play forced Mukifus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Jean Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When João Paulo Neiva fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mukifus FSCMZ's protests and gave João Paulo Neiva a yellow card for diving instead. In the 20th match minute, Mukifus FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Paulo Neiva to maneuver through the defense. Mukifus FSCMZ's João Paulo Neiva got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. William Sá received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Artemio Cristofor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Masters United F.C. getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Tadeo Pinto hit a great ball. Artemio Cristofor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cido Félix in the 31st minute of the match. João Paulo Neiva got his second yellow card in the match during the 35th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Masters United F.C. booed when Mukifus FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Paulo Neiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jean Romero came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Masters United F.C.'s Felix Ramond. But to his dismay, Felix Ramond quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Masters United F.C.'s goalkeeper Artemio Cristofor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Artemio Cristofor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Paulo Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. When Oséias de Castro came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Mukifus 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 Oséias de Castro couldn't finish the play. 59 minutes into the match, Masters United F.C.'s Paulo Ralondo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jean Romero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 61 minutes into the match, Mukifus FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Virgilio Elija came free, but Jean Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 62 played minutes Masters United F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Nicanor Maiorga. Jean Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Ramond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute, Felix Ramond ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jean Romero was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. When Luiz Paulo Matos came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Mukifus 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 Luiz Paulo Matos couldn't finish the play. 77 minutes into the game, Danilo Lertxun was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Masters United F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mukifus FSCMZ the free kick. After 77 played minutes Masters United F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Danilo Lertxun. After having played for 78 minutes, Cido Félix managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mukifus FSCMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cido Félix was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Masters United F.C.'s Artemio Cristofor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Paulo Matos in the 80th minute of play. Cido Antunes hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After 83 minutes of play, Masters United F.C.'s Jonathan Rodas made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jean Romero was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 86th match minute, Masters United F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tadeo Pinto to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute of the match Cido Félix shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artemio Cristofor showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Felix Ramond notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Mukifus FSCMZ's Jean Romero. Jean Romero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mukifus FSCMZ's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.