U18 World League

Juventus Stadium
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Marcelinho Meireles made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, Ulisses Prestes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Grêmio FBPA getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Marcelinho Meireles hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pastor Benat in the 12th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Murillo Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Murillo Gonçalves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pastor Benat in the 14th minute of play. After some careless play in the Xeneizes defense, Edu Zonta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Victor Benat. The Xeneizes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Victor Benat should have stopped the shot. Adan Quinton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Murillo Gonçalves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcelinho Meireles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Victor Benat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelinho Meireles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Grêmio FBPA booed when Xeneizes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudio Peter didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcelinho Meireles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ulisses Prestes hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Feliciano Ugutz hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. Xeneizes made a substitution. Robustiano Endura replaced Claudio Peter.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pastor Benat stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Feliciano Ugutz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murillo Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grêmio FBPA's Murillo Gonçalves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliciano Ugutz in the 58th minute of play. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Murillo Gonçalves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pastor Benat in the 71st minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Murillo Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 74 minutes, Ulisses Prestes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grêmio FBPA and the Xeneizes players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliciano Ugutz in the 76th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Murillo Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute Pastor Benat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murillo Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliciano Ugutz in the 79th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Murillo Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Murillo Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robustiano Endura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Murillo Gonçalves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliciano Ugutz in the 82nd minute of play. Joélson Guimarães hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Murillo Gonçalves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliciano Ugutz in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th match minute, Grêmio FBPA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joélson Guimarães to maneuver through the defense. Victor Benat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelinho Meireles in the 95th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.