U18 League

Arena Palmares
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sidnei Félix made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 minutes of play, Palmares Futebol Clube's Cafu Donato made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hermínio Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hermínio Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joãozinho Pernambucano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonardo Paz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sidnei Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Palmares Futebol Clube's Dorian Nogueira suffered a concussion in the 16th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. 16 minutes into the game, Josué Damião was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Queluzito's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palmares Futebol Clube the free kick. Ismael Secco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hermínio Cunha having to make a save. Joãozinho Pernambucano's late challenge caught a Queluzito's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joãozinho Pernambucano helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th match minute, Palmares Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joãozinho Pernambucano to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, Josué Damião made a precise shot to the right of Leonardo Paz. Palmares Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Renato Cruz hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After 29 played minutes Palmares Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Fernando Maranhense. Leonardo Paz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidnei Félix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the match, Ismael Secco notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Queluzito's Hermínio Cunha. Hermínio Cunha was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Palmares Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. João Vítor Sena hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidnei Félix in the 40th minute of play forced Palmares Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Leonardo Paz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hermínio Cunha didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 46th minute, which inside left pole to 4-2. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-2 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joãozinho Pernambucano to make the kick off. Hermínio Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismael Secco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute, João Vítor Sena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute, Luiz Fernando Maranhense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonardo Paz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josué Damião in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 66thth minute of the game João Vítor Sena who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Queluzito's Hermínio Cunha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. João Vítor Sena struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Hermínio Cunha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palmares Futebol Clube. Queluzito's Hermínio Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Botelho in the 76th minute of play. Hermínio Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismael Secco in the 90th minute of the match. Ismael Secco might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hermínio Cunha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ismael Secco ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Palmares Futebol Clube booed when Queluzito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Renato Cruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 95 played minutes, Palmares Futebol Clube's Ismael Secco shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hermínio Cunha came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Palmares Futebol Clube reached it. Palmares Futebol Clube's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.