U18 League

Brasilino
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Brasilino's Nilson Esteves started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Acácio Fernandes charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Acácio Fernandes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 7th minute, Acácio Fernandes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 8 minutes, Narciso de Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brasilino's supporters crossed their fingers, but Narciso de Carvalho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dito Secco kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nilson Esteves got free with Felippe Couto in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nilson Esteves took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Felippe Couto. Felippe Couto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 28 minutes into the game, Renatinho de Andrade cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Jean da Silva was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zé Trigo hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. A collision led to Sangue nos Zóio getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Jairo Mendes hit a great ball. Nilson Esteves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Felippe Couto made a huge save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Renatinho de Andrade to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Sangue nos Zóio's Manuel Neto got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Bernardo Porto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Felippe Couto. Sangue nos Zóio's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Narciso de Carvalho charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Narciso de Carvalho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th minute, Narciso de Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jean da Silva was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Manuel Neto. In the 61st minute, Narciso de Carvalho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brasilino fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Felippe Couto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Narciso de Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amílton Sena in the 69th minute of play forced Sangue nos Zóio's goalkeeper Felippe Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Sangue nos Zóio's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso de Carvalho came free, but Felippe Couto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Acácio Fernandes kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Nilson Esteves made a precise shot to the right of Felippe Couto. Sangue nos Zóio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Felippe Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Eduardo Maranhense in the 89th minute of the match. Felippe Couto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amílton Sena in the 90th minute of play. Sangue nos Zóio's Felippe Couto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Porto in the 94th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Brasilino players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.