U18 World League

Genius Salon
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rodriguinho de Toledo got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute 秦政克 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Paulo Urbano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, 白旭风 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The supporters of S.C. Reis United booed when ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. 梅潮锋 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Enio Matorin hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 李铮振 during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 28th minute. Penalty! 李广伟 hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 肖林鹰 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 41 played minutes S.C. Reis United got a freekick which was hit by Gualter Cardoso. João Paulo Urbano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 白旭风 in the 48th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 秦政克 made a kick off. 56 minutes into the match, 白旭风 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of João Paulo Urbano. S.C. Reis United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 白旭风 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Eduardo Gaspar charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eduardo Gaspar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 叶诚鹰 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodriguinho de Toledo in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th minute 康峰阳 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Paulo Urbano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute, 秦树南 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute of the match Fabinho Pereira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but 叶诚鹰 showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 秦政克 in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg João Paulo Urbano saved S.C. Reis United from getting behind. A collision led to S.C. Reis United getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Rodriguinho de Toledo hit a great ball. 叶诚鹰 made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Rodriguinho de Toledo sent off a good shot on target. An unexpected shot in the 89th minute by Eduardo Gaspar got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 93 minutes, Gualter Cardoso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.C. Reis United and the ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 93 played minutes S.C. Reis United got a freekick which was hit by Gualter Cardoso. S.C. Reis United's João Paulo Urbano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 肖林鹰 in the 94th minute of play. ≮王者归来≯Genius Salon were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of S.C. Reis United for a fine match.