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Carlos de Alencar P
Spectators: 7623 (Terracing: 5718, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fernando Vander got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, José Vítor Neto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Vander in the 10th minute of play forced U18 Cruzeiro's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in U18 Cruzeiro's zone, Fernando Vander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Fernando Souza came out of the goal and Fernando Vander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luiz Fernando Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juarês Koehler in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by U18 Cruzeiro's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vinícius Vander was slow to take the kick. During this time Ceará's players had a chance to rest. Vinícius Vander made a great header on Ceará's corner, it was just that U18 Cruzeiro's Luiz Fernando Souza managed to reach the ball for a save. After 19 played minutes U18 Cruzeiro got a freekick which was hit by Henrique Torres. After having played for 20 minutes, Fernando Vander managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ceará's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fernando Vander was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Ceará fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when Ceará's Thomas Milert looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 31 minutes of play, U18 Cruzeiro's Jhon Rabelo made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Steve Kerr was left in no man's land by his defense there! U18 Cruzeiro's Luiz Fernando Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Vander in the 34th minute of play. In the 41st match minute, U18 Cruzeiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Arruda to maneuver through the defense. 42 minutes into the match, U18 Cruzeiro's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando Souza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernando Vander. After having played for 44 minutes, Jhon Rabelo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U18 Cruzeiro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jhon Rabelo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fernando Vander succeeded in the game's 46th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jhon Rabelo made a kick off. Luiz Fernando Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Vander, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. When Ceará's Fernando Vander in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th 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 58 minutes U18 Cruzeiro's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vinícius Vander who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Vander in the 61st minute of play forced U18 Cruzeiro's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Vander in the 64th minute of play forced U18 Cruzeiro's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Sílvio Abraão in the 69th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Ceará's Vinícius Vander. Allan Arruda was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 70 minutes into the match. The supporters of Ceará booed when U18 Cruzeiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allan Arruda didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in U18 Cruzeiro's zone, Vinícius Vander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Fernando Souza came out of the goal and Vinícius Vander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 76 minutes into the game, Dinei Cabral cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Luiz Fernando Souza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fernando Vander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 86 minutes into the game, Dinei Cabral cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Luiz Fernando Souza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 90 minutes into the game, Fernando Vander cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. Luiz Fernando Souza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ceará had played much better football throughout.