U18 League

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Jeremias Pinheiro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 2 minutes, Cristian Bittencourt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AS Pikachuzim and the UPTEXTIL.COM players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cristian Bittencourt kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Dadá Torres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by AS Pikachuzim's Cristian Bittencourt. But to his dismay, Cristian Bittencourt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, AS Pikachuzim's Tiago Lira got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute, Dorival Melo sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and AS Pikachuzim's Claudinho Moura didn't even have to move. Claudinho Moura was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Humberto Magalhães showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 14 minute of play. In the 19th match minute, UPTEXTIL.COM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Magalhães to maneuver through the defense. Baltazar Paraibano hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Dadá Torres took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Baltazar Paraibano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Claudinho Moura made a huge save. 35 minutes into the match, Victor da Fonseca notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of UPTEXTIL.COM's Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Claudinho Moura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baltazar Paraibano in the 38th minute of play. In the 42nd match minute, UPTEXTIL.COM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Pinheiro to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's goal looked a bit too open when Dadá Torres came free, but Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dadá Torres stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Claudinho Moura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Pinheiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudinho Moura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremias Pinheiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Humberto Magalhães hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. A collision led to UPTEXTIL.COM getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Humberto Magalhães hit a great ball. The supporters of AS Pikachuzim booed when UPTEXTIL.COM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Humberto Magalhães didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dadá Torres got free with Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st minute, Jeremias Pinheiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 75 played minutes UPTEXTIL.COM got a freekick which was hit by Jeremias Pinheiro. In the 76th minute of the match Victor da Fonseca shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 80 minutes UPTEXTIL.COM's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Victor da Fonseca who took care of the corner kick. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 83rd minute, which inside left pole to 2-4. Claudinho Moura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Magalhães, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victor da Fonseca got free with Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. UPTEXTIL.COM's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Dadá Torres 96 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-5. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched AS Pikachuzim eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.