U18 League

Iron Maiden Arena
Spectators: 173 (Terracing: 130, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jordão Bacelar kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Atlético Micaelense getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Jorge Mourão hit a great ball. José Madruga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marques Jauregui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes into the match, Jordão Bacelar notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Iron Maiden FC's Fiz Lacorte. Fiz Lacorte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Iron Maiden FC's Marques Jauregui got a free kick in the 8th minute. Osvaldo Varanda might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fiz Lacorte. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Osvaldo Varanda ran back to his position shaking his head. When Marques Jauregui came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Iron Maiden FC 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 Marques Jauregui couldn't finish the play. 17 minutes into the match, Atlético Micaelense's goalkeeper José Madruga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Medero Aballe. In the 19th minute, Jorge Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Atlético Micaelense's José Madruga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Platon Checa in the 20th minute of play. Osvaldo Varanda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Medero Aballe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Madruga was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Pedro Gabas hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gastão Montenegro during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th match minute, Atlético Micaelense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gastão Montenegro to maneuver through the defense. After 43 played minutes Iron Maiden FC got a freekick which was hit by Amado Baltanas. Gastão Montenegro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fiz Lacorte. Iron Maiden FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Medero Aballe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Madruga. Atlético Micaelense's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Medero Aballe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After the first half Atlético Micaelense were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After 54 minutes of play, Iron Maiden FC's Medero Aballe made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José Madruga was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Marques Jauregui managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iron Maiden FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marques Jauregui was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Madruga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. José Madruga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Medero Aballe, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. If Osvaldo Varanda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Osvaldo Varanda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fiz Lacorte was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. José Madruga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Medero Aballe in the 77th minute of play. Fiz Lacorte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jordão Bacelar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Iron Maiden FC's Medero Aballe in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atlético Micaelense's goalie prevented a goal. José Madruga didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Medero Aballe went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. José Madruga didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marques Jauregui went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. Aberri Riells kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Gastão Montenegro hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. After 96 played minutes, Iron Maiden FC's Marques Jauregui shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper José Madruga 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 Iron Maiden FC reached it. For all the effort they put into the match, the Atlético Micaelense players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Iron Maiden FC.