U18 World League

Arena 1903
Spectators: 10802 (Terracing: 8136, Seating: 2494, VIP seats: 172) Thierry Henry made the kick off and thus started the match. Horácio Sarmento hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute Ruud Gullit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rômulo Souto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Carlos Britto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiaguinho Luz in the 9th minute of play. In the 13th match minute, Pragmáticos 1903 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delfim de Lara to maneuver through the defense. Horácio Sarmento was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 17 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute, one of MUSHIBA FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for MUSHIBA FC. MUSHIBA FC:s Rômulo Souto showed great skill when he stopped Ferenc Puskás:s penalty. Rômulo Souto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferenc Puskás in the 18th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ramón Silva during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of MUSHIBA FC booed when Pragmáticos 1903 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramón Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. MUSHIBA FC's Juan de Almeida got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Pragmáticos 1903 getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Delfim de Lara hit a great ball. In the 29th minute of the match, Delfim de Lara got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rômulo Souto was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 36 played minutes MUSHIBA FC got a freekick which was hit by Toninho Matos. After 37 minutes, Ferenc Puskás mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pragmáticos 1903 and the MUSHIBA FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ferenc Puskás kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th match minute, Pragmáticos 1903 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vito Furlan to maneuver through the defense. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tiaguinho Luz was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Pragmáticos 1903's Ferenc Puskás sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rômulo Souto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zé Carlos Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiaguinho Luz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Paulo Chaves in the 61st minute of play forced MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper Rômulo Souto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rômulo Souto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferenc Puskás in the 63rd minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, MUSHIBA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ruud Gullit came free, but Rômulo Souto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rômulo Souto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferenc Puskás in the 70th minute of play. Rômulo Souto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thierry Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Rômulo Souto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferenc Puskás in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 73rd match minute, MUSHIBA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Neiva to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to MUSHIBA FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Serafim Ramalho hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruud Gullit in the 87th minute of play forced MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper Rômulo Souto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rômulo Souto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruud Gullit in the 88th minute of the match. With a little luck, Pragmáticos 1903's Zé Carlos Britto got control of the ball when Toninho Matos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vito Furlan got a throw-in 95 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Tião Maia. Pragmáticos 1903 were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.