U18 World League

Garra do Carrapicho
Spectators: 10895 (Terracing: 8172, Seating: 2506, VIP seats: 217) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Acácio Neto got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the Carrapichel - FDFDF defense, Thierry Henry kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edson Bertassi. The Carrapichel - FDFDF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edson Bertassi should have stopped the shot. In the 9th minute, Thierry Henry left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pragmáticos 1903 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 17 minutes into the match, Carrapichel - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Thierry Henry came free, but Edson Bertassi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edson Bertassi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thierry Henry in the 22nd minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Thierry Henry had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edson Bertassi. Carrapichel - FDFDF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thierry Henry was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. In the 30th minute, Carrapichel - FDFDF's Allan de Lara ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zé Carlos Britto. Zé Carlos Britto yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. Pragmáticos 1903's Zé Carlos Britto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Allan de Lara in the 34th minute of play. Tião Maia kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Delfim de Lara to make the kick off. Edson Bertassi 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 51st minute. Thierry Henry could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Edson Bertassi made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Allan de Lara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zé Carlos Britto was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thierry Henry in the 64th minute of play forced Carrapichel - FDFDF's goalkeeper Edson Bertassi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edson Bertassi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thierry Henry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute, Abel de Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Thierry Henry made a precise shot to the right of Edson Bertassi. Carrapichel - FDFDF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-6. After a rather tough play, Carrapichel - FDFDF's Allan de Lara got a free kick in the 84th minute. Ramón Silva charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramón Silva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ramón Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. When Walmyr Severo fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pragmáticos 1903's protests and gave Walmyr Severo a yellow card for diving instead. Walmyr Severo hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The Pragmáticos 1903 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.