U18 World League

Estádio 20 de Agosto
Spectators: 7632 (Terracing: 5725, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) If Rui Aguas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Galena Kielce's Arkadiusz Rowecki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Galena Kielce from getting a goal against them. Juliusz Cipinski kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Porfírio Cortez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arkadiusz Rowecki. That made the score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. Juliusz Cipinski lost his temper 12 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Galena Kielce getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Juliusz Cipinski hit a great ball. Porfírio Cortez struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Arkadiusz Rowecki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gremio Viana. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikolaj Ochabski in the 16th minute of play forced Gremio Viana's goalkeeper Ivo Cerqueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Kornatowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arkadiusz Rowecki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aparício Taborda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute, Gremio Viana's Porfirio Bomba seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Porfirio Bomba the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Gremio Viana protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Porfirio Bomba had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 22 minutes into the game, one of Gremio Viana:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After a defensive mix-up in Galena Kielce's zone, Porfírio Cortez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arkadiusz Rowecki came out of the goal and Porfírio Cortez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Galena Kielce getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Zygmunt Pacholewski hit a great ball. The supporters of Gremio Viana booed when Galena Kielce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zygmunt Pacholewski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Porfírio Cortez struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Arkadiusz Rowecki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gremio Viana. José Ventura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gremio Viana's Porfírio Cortez got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Edward Kornatowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edward Kornatowski to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Galena Kielce's goal looked a bit too open when Porfírio Cortez came free, but Arkadiusz Rowecki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Porfírio Cortez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arkadiusz Rowecki having to interfere. Julian Bejrut fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Cerqueira having to interfere. If Edgar Boruta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Galena Kielce's Arkadiusz Rowecki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Porfírio Cortez in the 84th minute of play. Zygmunt Pacholewski's late challenge caught a Gremio Viana's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zygmunt Pacholewski helped the player get up and apologised. Zygmunt Pacholewski kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the game, Gremio Viana's Porfírio Cortez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arkadiusz Rowecki made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Galena Kielce's Arkadiusz Rowecki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Porfírio Cortez in the 92nd minute of play. Adolfo Pires fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arkadiusz Rowecki having to interfere.