U18 World League

Panunda Arena
Spectators: 7796 (Terracing: 5848, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) Ekabhakta Ganguly started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Pedro Augusto Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Narinder Brara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Salgado in the 5th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Vítor Galvão in the 7th minute of play forced PANUNDA F C's goalkeeper Narinder Brara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Futuros FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Naginderjeet Venkataramanappa scored to the left of an out of position Naldo Martins, making the score, 1-0. Ekabhakta Ganguly received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Naldo Martins came out and tried to block the shot, but Ekabhakta Ganguly slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 13th minute. After 16 minutes of play, Futuros FC's Álvaro Barbosa made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Narinder Brara was left in no man's land by his defense there! Naldo Martins made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Ekabhakta Ganguly sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Futuros FC booed when PANUNDA F C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kishan Kohli didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute, Kishan Kohli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If João Vítor Galvão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Futuros FC booed when PANUNDA F C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kishan Kohli didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute, Álvaro Barbosa 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. Dandamukha Gaikwad hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. 45 minutes into the game, Futuros FC's Álvaro Barbosa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Narinder Brara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 51st match minute, Futuros FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evaristo Cerezo to maneuver through the defense. 55 minutes into the game, Dandamukha Gaikwad was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PANUNDA F C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Futuros FC the free kick. In the 56th match minute, PANUNDA F C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dandamukha Gaikwad to maneuver through the defense. Narinder Brara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Vítor Galvão's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Narinder Brara firmly grabbed it by the left post. Pedro Augusto Baptista hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Naginderjeet Venkataramanappa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Evaristo Cerezo kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. PANUNDA F C's Narinder Brara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save PANUNDA F C from getting a goal against them. Narinder Brara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Augusto Baptista in the 72nd minute of play. Venkatesha Tjinder hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Narinder Brara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Naginderjeet Venkataramanappa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Naldo Martins was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Álvaro Barbosa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Narinder Brara came out and tried to block the shot, but Álvaro Barbosa slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 86th minute. After 91 played minutes PANUNDA F C got a freekick which was hit by Naginderjeet Venkataramanappa. If Ekabhakta Ganguly had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.