U18 World League

Asgard Stadium
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Paulo Macedo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Aesir FC FSCMZ's Caco da Costa got a free kick in the 4th minute. When Luís Eduardo Negri fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ibirama Futebol Clube's protests and gave Luís Eduardo Negri a yellow card for diving instead. Luís Eduardo Negri hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 1-0 became the score in the 7th minute when Paulo Macedo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ademar Cavalcante's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Décio Neiva was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Márcio Trevisan kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. After 17 minutes of play Ibirama Futebol Clube's Luís Eduardo Negri was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 18 played minutes Ibirama Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Luís Eduardo Negri. Ademar Cavalcante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ademar Cavalcante kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. If Paulo Macedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40thth minute of the game Ademar Cavalcante who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ibirama Futebol Clube's Décio Neiva was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luisão Sabóia's late challenge caught a Aesir FC FSCMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luisão Sabóia helped the player get up and apologised. After 41 played minutes Ibirama Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Luisão Sabóia. In the 43rd minute, Caco da Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After 50 minutes, Cido Teixeira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ibirama Futebol Clube and the Aesir FC FSCMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cido Teixeira kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Evandro Mattos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Branco in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute Márcio Trevisan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evandro Mattos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paulo Macedo in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Décio Neiva prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Evandro Mattos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Henrique Branco showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 59 minute of play. Paulo Macedo hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute Paulo Macedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Décio Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Aesir FC FSCMZ getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Cristian Vasconcelos hit a great ball. Ibirama Futebol Clube's Márcio Trevisan has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 81st minute. 87 minutes into the match, Ibirama Futebol Clube's Henrique Branco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Evandro Mattos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Evandro Mattos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Márcio Trevisan in the 92nd minute. When Ulysses Esteves fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aesir FC FSCMZ's protests and gave Ulysses Esteves a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Aesir FC FSCMZ's Ulysses Esteves got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.