U18 World League

Estádio 20 de Agosto
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) After 4 played minutes Gremio Viana got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Alcântara. In the 5th minute Mati Armatys shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eurico Figueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th match minute, mt93 Tarnów was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfred Wielopolski to maneuver through the defense. Mathew Armatys was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Gervásio Simões. After 12 played minutes Gremio Viana got a freekick which was hit by Fernando Couto. When Witalis Zawacki came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the mt93 Tarnów 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 Witalis Zawacki couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, mt93 Tarnów's Leonard Kosiorek got a free kick in the 15th minute. When Manuel Fernandes came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Gremio Viana 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 Manuel Fernandes couldn't finish the play. Serafim Sacadura kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After 23 minutes, Filipe Quinaz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gremio Viana and the mt93 Tarnów players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24th minute of the match Witalis Zawacki sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eurico Figueira skillfully saved the ball. Eurico Figueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mati Armatys in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mati Armatys in the 31st minute of play forced Gremio Viana's goalkeeper Eurico Figueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serafim Sacadura's late challenge caught a mt93 Tarnów's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Serafim Sacadura helped the player get up and apologised. In the 38th minute, Fernando Couto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fernando Couto hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Witalis Zawacki took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eurico Figueira. Gremio Viana's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Gremio Viana's goal looked a bit too open when Zachary Rywin came free, but Eurico Figueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manuel Fernandes was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Mati Armatys's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eurico Figueira was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Mati Armatys took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Eurico Figueira to make any attempt to save it. Mati Armatys fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eurico Figueira having to interfere. The supporters of Gremio Viana booed when mt93 Tarnów was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateo Armatys didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Manuel Fernandes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mathew Armatys. mt93 Tarnów's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manuel Fernandes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. If Mati Armatys had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 83 minutes of play, mt93 Tarnów's Zachary Rywin made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eurico Figueira was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mati Armatys received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Eurico Figueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mati Armatys in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Eurico Figueira, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the final whistle sounded mt93 Tarnów left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Gremio Viana.