U18 World League

Arena Danone
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alvaro Gori kicked off to start the match. Pedro Luiz da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Gori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alex Fini kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Christian Viana hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Fortunato Pizziolo kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. When Danone CC's João Francisco Barros in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sorci Viola's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Sorci Viola's Armando Matteucci got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Wágner Brodel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Danone CC's supporters rose to their feet, but Wágner Brodel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dennis Calcio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 42 minutes into the match, Danone CC's goal looked a bit too open when Fortunato Pizziolo came free, but Pedro Luiz da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 46 played minutes Sorci Viola got a freekick which was hit by Fortunato Pizziolo. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wágner Brodel was the one to do the kick off. Fortunato Pizziolo charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fortunato Pizziolo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fortunato Pizziolo kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Sorci Viola's Federico Dionisi got a free kick in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wágner Brodel in the 63rd minute of play forced Sorci Viola's goalkeeper Dennis Calcio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Francisco Barros hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Pedro Luiz da Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Federico Dionisi went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Pedro Luiz da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Gori, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 82 minutes into the game, João Francisco Barros cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Dennis Calcio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Wágner Brodel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 96 minutes into the match, Danone CC's Wágner Brodel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dennis Calcio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.