U18 World League

Santiago Bernabéu
Spectators: 8200 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 1886, VIP seats: 164) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Napoleon Opat kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinícius Ibrahimović in the 3rd minute of play forced MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper Rômulo Souto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Napoleon Opat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Rômulo Souto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Napoleon Opat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rômulo Souto having to interfere. Rômulo Souto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Napoleon Opat in the 9th minute of play. Janusz Polkoski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Marquez in the 11th minute of play. MUSHIBA FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Raí Nogueira in the 12th minute. A nice corner shot did that Raí Nogueira got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Janusz Polkoski quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of club⚽ID⚽400547 booed when MUSHIBA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnaldo Mattos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 21 minutes into the match, club⚽ID⚽400547's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Marquez came free, but Janusz Polkoski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, club⚽ID⚽400547's Ryszard Zawacki got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Janusz Polkoski came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by MUSHIBA FC's Severino Marquez. But to his dismay, Severino Marquez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Rômulo Souto was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Napoleon Opat showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 37 minute of play. In the 39th minute, Toninho Matos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Janusz Polkoski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiaguinho Luz, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. 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.

55 minutes into the game, Didi Meira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MUSHIBA FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave club⚽ID⚽400547 the free kick. A collision led to MUSHIBA FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Didi Meira hit a great ball. Janusz Polkoski had in the 60thth minute some difficulties stopping Juan de Almeida's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Vinícius Ibrahimović recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper Rômulo Souto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. club⚽ID⚽400547 made a substitution. Szczepan Pionek replaced Ryszard Zawacki. If Severino Marquez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnaldo Mattos hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. After 92 played minutes MUSHIBA FC got a freekick which was hit by Raí Nogueira. Vinícius Ibrahimović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to MUSHIBA FC getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Juan de Almeida hit a great ball. The MUSHIBA FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.