U18 World League

Sunset Park
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Amílton Ferreira made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the game, Randall Haynes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brooklyn SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zemantauskas FC the free kick. In the 5th minute, Randall Haynes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Randall Haynes took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Almir Cruz to make any attempt to save it. Almir Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Randall Haynes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Tiaguinho Carneiro in the 14th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Brooklyn SC's Jaime Pina. Edgar Chandler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 16 minutes into the match, Darnell Watts dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Almir Cruz, 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Darnell Watts managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brooklyn SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Darnell Watts was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Almir Cruz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tiaguinho Carneiro made in the 27th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Edgar Palmeira however managed to control. 29 minutes into the match, Zemantauskas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Darnell Watts came free, but Almir Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Almir Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darnell Watts in the 35th minute of play. Brooklyn SC's Edgar Chandler got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 39th minute, Jaime Pina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes into the match, Darnell Watts dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Almir Cruz, 5-0.

The wind increased when Darnell Watts made the kick off in the second half. Almir Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darnell Watts in the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darnell Watts in the 61st minute of play forced Zemantauskas FC's goalkeeper Almir Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Amílton Ferreira fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zemantauskas FC's protests and gave Amílton Ferreira a yellow card for diving instead. Almir Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darnell Watts in the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th match minute, Zemantauskas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cleiton Xavier to maneuver through the defense. Cleiton Xavier charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cleiton Xavier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 72 played minutes Zemantauskas FC got a freekick which was hit by Cleiton Xavier. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 74th minute of the game. One of Zemantauskas FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Brooklyn SC:s goal. A collision led to Zemantauskas FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Cleiton Xavier hit a great ball. Brooklyn SC's Jaime Pina quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Tiaguinho Carneiro, made in the 89th minute of the game. Almir Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darnell Watts in the 90th minute of the match. A collision led to Zemantauskas FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Maurinho Albuquerque hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Zemantauskas FC's Cleiton Xavier got a free kick in the 97th minute. Brooklyn SC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.