U18 World League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) Richard Clemens kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Rasmus Gölz acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 8th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Foster Hirsch. If Mario Gleason had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rasmus Gölz made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Mario Gleason sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Klaus Mogg in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Brent Daigle saved Sport Lisboa e Benfica from getting behind. After 24 minutes, Clark Gagnon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sport Lisboa e Benfica and the Sydney FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Sport Lisboa e Benfica getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Clark Gagnon hit a great ball. Marcello Karger charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcello Karger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 34 played minutes Sydney FC got a freekick which was hit by Marcello Karger. Alexander Lösch hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Foster Hirsch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Sport Lisboa e Benfica getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Clark Gagnon hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcello Karger stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Gleason in the 54th minute of play forced Sydney FC's goalkeeper Rasmus Gölz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcello Karger could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Brent Daigle made a huge save. 59 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalkeeper Brent Daigle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Klaus Mogg. A collision led to Sport Lisboa e Benfica getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Mario Gleason hit a great ball. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Kirby Siegel was substituted for Foster Hirsch. Sydney FC made a substitution. Tizian Borutta replaced Merten Kilic. Mario Gleason hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Gleason in the 73rd minute of play forced Sydney FC's goalkeeper Rasmus Gölz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Sydney FC booed when Sport Lisboa e Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bradley Brasseur didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Mario Gleason came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mario Gleason couldn't finish the play. Tizian Borutta hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute, Bradley Brasseur got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Francisco Graham got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 87th minute, Sanford Descoteaux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Francisco Graham fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sport Lisboa e Benfica's protests and gave Francisco Graham a yellow card for diving instead. In the 91st minute, Francisco Graham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 94 minutes, Rueben Rosas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sport Lisboa e Benfica and the Sydney FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th match minute, Sport Lisboa e Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rueben Rosas to maneuver through the defense. 96 minutes into the game, Sanford Descoteaux was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sydney FC the free kick. A collision led to Sport Lisboa e Benfica getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Sanford Descoteaux hit a great ball.