U18 World League

Hollywood Bowl
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Michael Hoffmann took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Maicon de Almeida left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Academia Militar MZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 9th minute, Maicon de Almeida 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. Luca Thürmann's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bernardinho Freire firmly grabbed it by the left post. After having played for 14 minutes, Andreas Daumann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Hollywood's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andreas Daumann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 18 played minutes FC Hollywood got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Daumann. Gino Neto struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Brian Hülsen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Academia Militar MZ. When Lúcio Fantini fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Academia Militar MZ's protests and gave Lúcio Fantini a yellow card for diving instead. Lúcio Fantini hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Academia Militar MZ's goalkeeper Bernardinho Freire, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bernardinho Freire showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kilian Bakker in the 33rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Michael Hoffmann's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardinho Freire was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. In the 45th minute, Mattias Stromann 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maicon de Almeida made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Academia Militar MZ's Gualter Nóbrega got a free kick in the 51st minute. The audience was convinced that Andreas Daumann's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardinho Freire was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. After 54 minutes, Luís Fábio Quirino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Academia Militar MZ and the FC Hollywood players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 55 played minutes Academia Militar MZ got a freekick which was hit by Luís Fábio Quirino. Bernardinho Freire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kilian Bakker, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 62nd minute, Mattias Stromann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute Michael Hoffmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardinho Freire saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 67 minutes of play, FC Hollywood's Kilian Bakker made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardinho Freire was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of FC Hollywood booed when Academia Militar MZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gino Neto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florian Klauck struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Bernardinho Freire didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Hollywood. Andreas Daumann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardinho Freire having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Kilian Bakker left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Hollywood fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Andreas Daumann kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. FC Hollywood's Kilian Bakker suffered a sore foot after 94 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Cacá Souto's late challenge caught a FC Hollywood's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cacá Souto helped the player get up and apologised. FC Hollywood's Peter Nacht was substituted for Kilian Bakker. A collision led to Academia Militar MZ getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Cacá Souto hit a great ball. In the 97th minute of the match Florian Klauck sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bernardinho Freire skillfully saved the ball. FC Hollywood walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.