U18 World League

Arena Leão Branco
Spectators: 7838 (Terracing: 5880, Seating: 1802, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Patrick Freitas got the match started through his kick off. If Belmiro Meira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 6 played minutes Classe A Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Vito Mesquita. Dogelo were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after Classe A Futebol Clube's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Michel Zanette took the corner. Wiliam Favoretto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitinho Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hudson de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Cunha in the 20th minute of play. Hudson de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Cunha in the 20th minute of play. 20 minutes into the game, Diego Montenegro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dogelo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Classe A Futebol Clube the free kick. After a rather tough play, Dogelo's Diego Montenegro got a free kick in the 20th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Váldson Mazza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Classe A Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Váldson Mazza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hudson de Medeiros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Michel Zanette's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wiliam Favoretto was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. A collision led to Classe A Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Vito Mesquita hit a great ball. Wiliam Favoretto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arí Custódio, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After a rather tough play, Classe A Futebol Clube's Ramiro Fonseca got a free kick in the 31st minute. Wiliam Favoretto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrick Freitas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Váldson Mazza's late challenge caught a Dogelo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Váldson Mazza helped the player get up and apologised. After 35 played minutes Classe A Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Váldson Mazza. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vito Mesquita during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Váldson Mazza to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Dogelo's goal looked a bit too open when Gernando Pitta came free, but Hudson de Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Dogelo getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Patrick Freitas hit a great ball. The supporters of Dogelo booed when Classe A Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vito Mesquita didn't get a good kick on the ball. Classe A Futebol Clube's Wiliam Favoretto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Classe A Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gernando Pitta in the 57th minute of play forced Dogelo's goalkeeper Hudson de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Gernando Pitta sped through Dogelo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hudson de Medeiros. Hudson de Medeiros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gernando Pitta went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Arí Custódio might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wiliam Favoretto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arí Custódio ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 76th minute, Váldson Mazza made a precise shot to the right of Hudson de Medeiros. Dogelo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 81 minutes into the match, Patrick Freitas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Wiliam Favoretto, 3-1. When Belmiro Meira came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Classe A Futebol Clube 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 Belmiro Meira couldn't finish the play. Wiliam Favoretto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diego Montenegro in the 91st minute. When Arí Custódio came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Dogelo 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 Arí Custódio couldn't finish the play. Dogelo's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.