U18 League

Chácara do Dedé
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) MINEIROS's Nico de Mendonça started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ronaldinho Braga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enéas Leme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nico de Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldinho Braga struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Enéas Leme didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MINEIROS. Enéas Leme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nico de Mendonça in the 16th minute of play. Enéas Leme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nico de Mendonça in the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiaguinho Moreno in the 24th minute of play forced MINEIROS's goalkeeper Serginho Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Ronaldinho Braga 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tiaguinho Moreno got free with Serginho Taffarel in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 30 minutes, Hélio Pernambucano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 27 de Mayo and the MINEIROS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hélio Pernambucano kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Nando Leão charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nando Leão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of 27 de Mayo booed when MINEIROS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nando Leão didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind MINEIROS's goalkeeper Serginho Taffarel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. MINEIROS's Serginho Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cleiton Souza in the 36th minute of play. Serginho Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélio Pernambucano in the 41st minute of the match. Serginho Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélio Pernambucano in the 44th minute of play. Enéas Leme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nico de Mendonça in the 45th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

27 de Mayo's Enéas Leme proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save 27 de Mayo from getting a goal against them. Serginho Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hélio Pernambucano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enéas Leme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nico de Mendonça in the 68th minute of play. Serginho Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hélio Pernambucano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vágner Gaspar kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. MINEIROS made a substitution. Naldo Baiano replaced Maicon Quintal. After a rather tough play, MINEIROS's Vágner Gaspar got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 80th minute of the match Ciro Gaspar sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Serginho Taffarel skillfully saved the ball. Serginho Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélio Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Christian Fernandes's late challenge caught a 27 de Mayo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christian Fernandes helped the player get up and apologised. Christian Fernandes kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 27 de Mayo's Enéas Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Fábio Schmidt in the 94th minute of play. After having played for 95 minutes, Naldo Baiano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MINEIROS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Naldo Baiano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The MINEIROS supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing MINEIROS would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.