U18 World League

MORUMBIS STADIUM
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stanislovas Milčius took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dagoberto Nogueira came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Karamba's Stanislovas Milčius. But to his dismay, Stanislovas Milčius quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 9 minutes, Saulius Vaineikis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Karamba and the S O B E R A N O CIMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Arnoldas Makelevičius was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Natã Britto. Arnoldas Makelevičius made an important save on a dangerous shot by Júlio Arce in the 13th minute. Stanislovas Milčius scored 0-2 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dagoberto Nogueira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With 23 minutes on the clock, Mané Sanches commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 24th match minute, S O B E R A N O CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mané Sanches to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in S O B E R A N O CIMZ's zone, Saulius Vaineikis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dagoberto Nogueira came out of the goal and Saulius Vaineikis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 28 played minutes FC Karamba got a freekick which was hit by Saulius Vaineikis. Natã Britto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Dagoberto Nogueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augustinas Damazeckas in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute Cauan Penha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoldas Makelevičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Cauan Penha dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Arnoldas Makelevičius, 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcelo Massa got free with Arnoldas Makelevičius in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 39 played minutes FC Karamba got a freekick which was hit by Almantas Genys. The supporters of FC Karamba booed when S O B E R A N O CIMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelo Massa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 43 minutes into the game, Almantas Genys was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Karamba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave S O B E R A N O CIMZ the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC Karamba's Almantas Genys got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After the first half FC Karamba were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gil Santana to strike the kick off in the second half. Gil Santana succeeded in the game's 51st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-3. After 56 played minutes FC Karamba got a freekick which was hit by Vėjas Petkus. FC Karamba's Arnoldas Makelevičius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gil Santana in the 57th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Linas Matukaitis during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 57th match minute, FC Karamba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Linas Matukaitis to maneuver through the defense. Arnoldas Makelevičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gil Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 69th match minute, S O B E R A N O CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gil Santana to maneuver through the defense. Dagoberto Nogueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danas Kilčiauskas in the 72nd minute of play. The supporters of FC Karamba booed when S O B E R A N O CIMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cauan Penha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gil Santana's late challenge caught a FC Karamba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gil Santana helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Gil Santana got a free kick in the 87th minute. A hard shot by Benas Liulys from long distance, 88 minutes into the match, got Dagoberto Nogueira's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 93 minutes into the match, Gil Santana had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnoldas Makelevičius. FC Karamba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gil Santana was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the FC Karamba players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.