League

Inferno Azul
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jhon Rabelo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Giuseppe Pontes scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luiz Fernando Souza, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jhon Rabelo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rui Neto firmly grabbed it by the left post. Luiz Fernando Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giuseppe Pontes in the 15th minute of the match. Luiz Fernando Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juninho do Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute, Raí Sá hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luiz Fernando Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juninho do Nascimento in the 22nd minute of the match. Rui Neto made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Jhon Rabelo sent off a good shot on target. Jhon Rabelo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Neto having to interfere. Rui Neto was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Robinho Guerra showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 28 minute of play. Giuseppe Pontes charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giuseppe Pontes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Giuseppe Pontes hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jhon Rabelo in the 32nd minute of play forced POLIARENA's goalkeeper Rui Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, POLIARENA's goalkeeper Rui Neto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jhon Rabelo. 35 minutes into the match, U18 Cruzeiro's goal looked a bit too open when Giuseppe Pontes came free, but Luiz Fernando Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th match minute, U18 Cruzeiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Arruda to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the game, Toninho Sanches was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U18 Cruzeiro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave POLIARENA the free kick. Toninho Sanches hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Juninho do Nascimento made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Juninho do Nascimento got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 56 minutes into the match, POLIARENA's goal looked a bit too open when Jhon Rabelo came free, but Rui Neto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the POLIARENA defense, Jhon Rabelo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rui Neto. The POLIARENA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rui Neto should have stopped the shot. Jhon Rabelo scored 3-2 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rui Neto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When POLIARENA's Emílio Secco in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U18 Cruzeiro's goalie prevented a goal. After 91 played minutes POLIARENA got a freekick which was hit by Juninho do Nascimento. POLIARENA's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.