U18 League

Arena Leão Branco
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Laerte Fernandes started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, Tião da Mata mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Clube Atl. Taquaritinga and the Classe A Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Tião da Mata got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Germano Arósio was a little too slow when Gernando Pitta got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 1-0. Patrick Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Germano Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 14 minutes, Gernando Pitta made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Germano Arósio tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 17th minute, Gernando Pitta reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Germano Arósio. The goal made the score 3-0. Germano Arósio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laerte Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Tião da Mata got a free kick in the 20th minute. Germano Arósio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laerte Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Váldson Mazza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Germano Arósio made a huge save. 27 minutes into the game, Vito Mesquita was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Classe A Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Clube Atl. Taquaritinga the free kick. When Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Robinho Pitta in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Classe A Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. Patrick Cunha in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Germano Arósio, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 34th match minute, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgílio Salgado to maneuver through the defense. Germano Arósio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gernando Pitta went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Wiliam Favoretto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tião da Mata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gernando Pitta came free with the goalkeeper in the 42nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Germano Arósio could save by the left post. When the match clock showed 47 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Robinho Pitta sped through Classe A Futebol Clube's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Wiliam Favoretto. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

54 minutes into the match, Classe A Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Wiliam Favoretto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juan da Fonseca. A collision led to Clube Atl. Taquaritinga getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Tião da Mata hit a great ball. Germano Arósio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorginho Félix in the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Laerte Fernandes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Germano Arósio was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. Wiliam Favoretto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erivaldo Vergílio, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 67th minute Laerte Fernandes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Germano Arósio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gernando Pitta in the 67th minute of play forced Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's goalkeeper Germano Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, Murillo Lima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Germano Arósio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gernando Pitta in the 73rd minute of play. Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Germano Arósio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Váldson Mazza in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gernando Pitta in the 75th minute of play forced Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's goalkeeper Germano Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vito Mesquita was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 77 minutes into the match. In the 76th minute, one of Classe A Futebol Clube:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Classe A Futebol Clube. Classe A Futebol Clube:s Wiliam Favoretto showed great skill when he stopped Robinho Pitta:s penalty. In the 83rd minute Laerte Fernandes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Germano Arósio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laerte Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 87 minutes into the game, Murillo Lima was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Classe A Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Clube Atl. Taquaritinga the free kick. After a rather tough play, Classe A Futebol Clube's Murillo Lima got a free kick in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorginho Félix in the 92nd minute of play forced Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's goalkeeper Germano Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Germano Arósio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramiro Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laerte Fernandes in the 97th minute of play forced Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's goalkeeper Germano Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Classe A Futebol Clube had won after a very even match.