U18 World League

Old Traford Canoas
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luiz Eduardo da Fonseca started the match with the kick off. Tolek Pankowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celsinho Terra having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Juliusz Piesciuk managed to get in a good position for a shot. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's supporters rose to their feet, but Juliusz Piesciuk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Celsinho Terra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Juliusz Piesciuk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 14th minute, Engenheiros da Vila's Luiz Fábio Bittencourt seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Luiz Fábio Bittencourt the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Engenheiros da Vila protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Luiz Fábio Bittencourt had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 13th minute, one of Engenheiros da Vila:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Engenheiros da Vila. Carlos Alberto Pombal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Barnaba Boruta read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Tolek Pankowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celsinho Terra having to interfere. Celsinho Terra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugeniusz Rakoski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celsinho Terra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugeniusz Rakoski in the 44th minute of play. Celsinho Terra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juliusz Piesciuk in the 45th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Juliusz Piesciuk to make the kick off. Engenheiros da Vila's Celsinho Terra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konrad Bierfass in the 52nd minute of play. After 52 played minutes Engenheiros da Vila got a freekick which was hit by Raúl Souza. After 53 played minutes Engenheiros da Vila got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Furlan. Stefan Rutkowski took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Celsinho Terra. Engenheiros da Vila's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Juliusz Piesciuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celsinho Terra having to interfere. After 66 minutes, Marek Olejasz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ and the Engenheiros da Vila players grew even worse after the yellow card. Marek Olejasz kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Juliusz Piesciuk made a precise shot to the right of Celsinho Terra. Engenheiros da Vila's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Juliusz Piesciuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celsinho Terra having to interfere. Konrad Bierfass received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Celsinho Terra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot by Ryszard Dranka from long distance, 87 minutes into the match, got Celsinho Terra's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 92nd match minute, Engenheiros da Vila was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raúl Souza to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.