U18 World League

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when John Mendes kicked off to start the match. After 4 played minutes MAGNIFICOS.FC got a freekick which was hit by Waldemar Cunha. Garlic Eaters's Tod Jones got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Shane Steadman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Mendes in the 10th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 12 minutes into the game, when Waldemar Cunha put in a rough tackle. Waldemar Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. After having played for 13 minutes, Louie Barfield managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Garlic Eaters's supporters crossed their fingers, but Louie Barfield was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Elivélton Domingues kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Garlic Eaters's Shane Steadman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Garlic Eaters from getting a goal against them. John Mendes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 23rdth minute, Shane Steadman skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Louie Barfield during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of MAGNIFICOS.FC booed when Garlic Eaters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Louie Barfield didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Tod Jones put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Nilton Berger. In the 36th minute of the match, John Mendes got a very nice opportunity to score, but Shane Steadman was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tod Jones to strike the kick off in the second half. Nilton Berger came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Garlic Eaters's Tod Jones. But to his dismay, Tod Jones quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 64 minutes into the game, John Mendes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Shane Steadman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Shane Steadman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Mendes in the 68th minute of play. The supporters of Garlic Eaters booed when MAGNIFICOS.FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardinho Fernandes didn't get a good kick on the ball. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Nilton Berger proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save MAGNIFICOS.FC from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Nilton Berger got control of the ball when Tod Jones tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nilton Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liam Bettney, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Benjamin Coton hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. After having played for 89 minutes, Tod Jones managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Garlic Eaters's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tod Jones was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tod Jones got free with Nilton Berger in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Bernardinho Marquez fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MAGNIFICOS.FC's protests and gave Bernardinho Marquez a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to MAGNIFICOS.FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Bernardinho Marquez hit a great ball. Garlic Eaters were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.