U18 World League

The Last Kingdom
Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5654, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Valadas's Vasco Lamego started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Allan Andrade got free with Alexandre Soares in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Ivan Tristão fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valadas's protests and gave Ivan Tristão a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th minute, Ivan Tristão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 6 minutes into the match, Valadas's goal looked a bit too open when Fernandinho Fantini came free, but Alexandre Soares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dedê Rossi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Alexandre Soares made a huge save. In the 10th match minute, Royal Knights FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltazar Paranaense to maneuver through the defense. In the game's 11th minute Valadas's Ivan Tristão took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Luís Guilherme Novaes and thus the score was 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dedê Rossi got free with Alexandre Soares in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alexandre Soares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernandinho Fantini in the 16th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Valadas's Mateus Azevedo got a free kick in the 19th minute. Alexandre Soares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dedê Rossi in the 21st minute. Through an outstanding action, after 23 minutes, Alexandre Soares successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Alexandre Soares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Allan Andrade in the 25th minute. If Dedê Rossi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Valadas getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Ivan Tristão hit a great ball. In the 36th minute, Óscar Estrela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Fernandinho Fantini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandre Soares was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Dedê Rossi took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Alexandre Soares to make any attempt to save it. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Allan Andrade stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Dedê Rossi made a precise shot to the right of Alexandre Soares. Valadas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Valadas's Alexandre Soares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juarês de Castro in the 54th minute of play. After 57 minutes of play, Royal Knights FC's Juarês de Castro made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexandre Soares was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Dedê Rossi in the 61st minute of play forced Valadas's goalkeeper Alexandre Soares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandre Soares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juarês de Castro in the 62nd minute of play. Alexandre Soares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dedê Rossi in the 64th minute of play. 67 minutes into the game, Jerónimo Álvares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valadas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Royal Knights FC the free kick. In the 67th minute, Jerónimo Álvares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Óscar Estrela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Guilherme Novaes having to interfere. Alexandre Soares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juarês de Castro in the 81st minute of the match. Juarês de Castro charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Juarês de Castro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 84th match minute, Royal Knights FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juarês de Castro to maneuver through the defense. Royal Knights FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.