U18 World League

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 7624 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Noel Damião 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. A collision led to Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Marcelinho Miranda hit a great ball. Marcelinho Miranda charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcelinho Miranda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Marcelinho Miranda got a free kick in the 12th minute. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Haroldo Recife played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cauã Ortiz in the 13th minute of play. Fabinho Reis lost his temper 21 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 21st minute, Fabinho Reis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Luiz Eduardo Domingues got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Geovânio Toscano did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Christian Matos 25 minutes into the match. After 28th play minutes Geovânio Toscano shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Christian Matos and just under the crossbar into goal. Geovânio Toscano in the 34thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Christian Matos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Geovânio Toscano's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 36thth minute, Christian Matos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Geovânio Toscanos short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Christian Matos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Christian Matos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovânio Toscano, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 40thth minute of the game Geovânio Toscano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Christian Matos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Christian Matos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Eduardo Domingues in the 42nd minute of play. Christian Matos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovânio Toscano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovânio Toscano's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 44thth minute, Christian Matos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Christian Matos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. from getting a goal against them. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Geovânio Toscano in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christian Matos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Geovânio Toscano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christian Matos was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. In the 57th match minute, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Eduardo Domingues to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the game, Geovânio Toscano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Christian Matos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Haroldo Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cauã Ortiz in the 66th minute of the match. The supporters of Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. booed when Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manfredo Cabral didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vítor Neves struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Haroldo Recife didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.. 75 minutes into the match, Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Luís Fabiano Figueiredo came free, but Christian Matos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manfredo Cabral was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 77 minutes into the match. The goalkeeper, Haroldo Recife, was totally fooled by Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Danilo Vasconcelos, who 78 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 85 minutes into the match, Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Luís Fabiano Figueiredo came free, but Christian Matos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Danilo Vasconcelos fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s protests and gave Danilo Vasconcelos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th minute, Danilo Vasconcelos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Noel Damião got a free kick in the 90th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Vítor Neves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Vítor Neves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haroldo Recife breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emanuel Almeida's late challenge caught a Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emanuel Almeida helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Emanuel Almeida got a free kick in the 97th minute. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. for a fine match.