U18 World League

LEÕES DO SUL
Spectators: 7403 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 20) £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s Davi Santana started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In a very dangerous position, a player in Leões do Sul 53 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 4th minute. Penalty! The referee gave £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ a penalty, 6 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Franco Maldini, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Leões do Sul 53's Egídio Reis. 0-1. 9 minutes into the game, Franco Maldini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leões do Sul 53 the free kick. After 9 played minutes £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ got a freekick which was hit by Franco Maldini. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Davi Santana put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Egídio Reis. Jefferson de Amorim blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Egídio Reis having to make a save. Egídio Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davi Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Egídio Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jefferson de Amorim in the 43rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Davi Santana in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Egídio Reis saved Leões do Sul 53 from getting behind. In the 45th minute, Mané Corrêa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Egídio Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davi Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 49th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tarcisio Baptista made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ronaldinho de Castro during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ronaldinho de Castro hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Davi Santana's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Egídio Reis firmly grabbed it by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Davi Santana kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Egídio Reis. That made the score 0-5 in the 69 minute of play. With his leg Egídio Reis managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s Davi Santana fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 77 minutes, Dinei Gonçalves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ and the Leões do Sul 53 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th minute, £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s Dedê da Cunha seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Dedê da Cunha the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Dedê da Cunha had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 78th minute, one of £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™. The supporters of Leões do Sul 53 booed when £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vitório Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 98th minute Jefferson de Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egídio Reis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 98th match minute, Leões do Sul 53 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mané Corrêa to maneuver through the defense. £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ played a much better game than Leões do Sul 53 and deserved their victory. The Leões do Sul 53 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.