U18 World League

Estádio Ubaldinho
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nicolas Alves started the match with the kick off. Roman Myagkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Pedro Alvarenga having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sílvio Luiz de Sousa during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FC Barcelona Lassa booed when Diamante Negro DK - VV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sílvio Luiz de Sousa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th match minute, Diamante Negro DK - VV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armandinho Bueno to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonid Lagunov in the 19th minute of play forced Diamante Negro DK - VV's goalkeeper João Pedro Alvarenga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Pedro Alvarenga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonid Lagunov in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 23rd match minute, FC Barcelona Lassa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Nazarov to maneuver through the defense. After 30 minutes of play, FC Barcelona Lassa's Roman Myagkov made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Pedro Alvarenga was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nicolas Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Pedro Alvarenga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonid Lagunov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute Billy Servaes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduard Lutsevich saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leonid Lagunov in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck João Pedro Alvarenga prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of FC Barcelona Lassa booed when Diamante Negro DK - VV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doni Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Diamante Negro DK - VV defense, Leonid Lagunov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of João Pedro Alvarenga. The Diamante Negro DK - VV fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that João Pedro Alvarenga should have stopped the shot. After having played for 59 minutes, Leonid Lagunov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Barcelona Lassa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonid Lagunov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alexsandro Albuquerque kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Diamante Negro DK - VV's zone, Leonid Lagunov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Pedro Alvarenga came out of the goal and Leonid Lagunov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Artur Nazarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Leonid Lagunov came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the FC Barcelona Lassa 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 Leonid Lagunov couldn't finish the play. Viktor Samoilov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 81stth minute tested the skills of João Pedro Alvarenga when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 87 minutes into the game, Pavel Kachaev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Barcelona Lassa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Diamante Negro DK - VV the free kick. In the 87th match minute, FC Barcelona Lassa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavel Kachaev to maneuver through the defense. Viktor Samoilov in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of João Pedro Alvarenga, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. FC Barcelona Lassa's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.