U18 League

La Universidad
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Renato Diaz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Segundo Sauca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Riemannian booed when Campus Douro Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aristides Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Campus Douro Academy's zone, Nel Ramos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristiano Graça came out of the goal and Nel Ramos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Campus Douro Academy getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Cristiano Ponte hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Damião Horta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Mangas was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. In the 15thth minute of the game Damião Horta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Riemannian's David Mangas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 17th minute, Damião Horta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Campus Douro Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Nel Ramos charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nel Ramos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nel Ramos kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Fabrício Vides managed to get in a good position for a shot. Campus Douro Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabrício Vides was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Mangas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Damião Horta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 26 minutes into the match, Campus Douro Academy's goalkeeper Cristiano Graça had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Renato Diaz. 29 minutes into the match, Campus Douro Academy's goalkeeper Cristiano Graça had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Segundo Sauca. After 30 minutes, Louis Gonzalvez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Riemannian and the Campus Douro Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 31st minute, Louis Gonzalvez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristiano Graça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Segundo Sauca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristiano Graça made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Louis Gonzalvez sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vítor Macedo in the 42nd minute of play forced Riemannian's goalkeeper David Mangas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Segundo Sauca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristiano Graça was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vítor Macedo was the one to do the kick off. Cristiano Graça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renato Diaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Segundo Sauca had to leave the field with a concussion. When Cristiano Ponte fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Campus Douro Academy's protests and gave Cristiano Ponte a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Campus Douro Academy's Cristiano Ponte got a free kick in the 66th minute. Louis Gonzalvez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Cristiano Graça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Fabrício Vides notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Riemannian's David Mangas. David Mangas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 82nd minute, Campus Douro Academy's Fabrício Vides dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Damião Horta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Mangas having to interfere. Horacio Azofra charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Horacio Azofra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Campus Douro Academy eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.