U18 World League

La Candela
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Davi Leite took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Tango en Miami FC's goal looked a bit too open when Davi Leite came free, but Robbie Kaufman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Gregorio Epperson scored to the left of an out of position Ademir Mello, making the score, 1-0. Bruce Vogt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Ademir Mello made a huge save. Robbie Kaufman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcel Falcão in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruce Vogt in the 17th minute of play forced Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's goalkeeper Ademir Mello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, André Luís Vasconcelos notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Tango en Miami FC's Robbie Kaufman. Robbie Kaufman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Robbie Kaufman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ian Maranhense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Ian Maranhense managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's supporters rose to their feet, but Ian Maranhense was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robbie Kaufman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sonny Herget came free with the goalkeeper in the 35th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ademir Mello could save by the left post. After 35 played minutes Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER got a freekick which was hit by Marcel Falcão. Anton Ragsdale charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anton Ragsdale the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 38 played minutes Tango en Miami FC got a freekick which was hit by Anton Ragsdale. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sonny Herget got free with Ademir Mello in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's Ademir Mello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tyrell Gaston in the 42nd minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sonny Herget made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Ian Maranhense recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Robbie Kaufman. Ian Maranhense showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. When Luisão Barreto fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's protests and gave Luisão Barreto a yellow card for diving instead. Luisão Barreto hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute Gregorio Epperson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ademir Mello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruce Vogt in the 59th minute of play forced Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's goalkeeper Ademir Mello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 60 minutes, Davi Leite made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Tango en Miami FC's Robbie Kaufman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Robbie Kaufman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ian Maranhense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robbie Kaufman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Maranhense in the 77th minute of play. Robbie Kaufman came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's Marcel Falcão. But to his dismay, Marcel Falcão quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Marcel Falcão took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Robbie Kaufman. Robbie Kaufman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. Ademir Mello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruce Vogt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Although Tango en Miami FC had been in control for most of the match, Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER still came away with the win.