U18 League

Arena Boca do Sapo
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Renan Quirino got the match started through his kick off. After 4 played minutes Lupere FC - DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Goiano. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lupere FC - DMZ's goalkeeper Walmir Leme, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juarês Bastos during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Juarês Bastos hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute, Renan Quirino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lupere FC - DMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 15th minute Renan Quirino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilvan Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Róbson Cardoso got free with Walmir Leme in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lupere FC - DMZ's Vitório Quirino quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Percy Antunes, made in the 18th minute of the game. Bitelon FC - SAF:s Gilvan Paraíba showed great skill when he stopped Renan Quirino:s penalty. After a long run with the ball, Renan Quirino did a trick in the 23rd minute in front of Bitelon FC - SAF's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 0-2. An impressive performance by Lupere FC - DMZ's Renan Quirino! The audience was convinced that Juarês Bastos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilvan Paraíba was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. If Renan Quirino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 33 played minutes Lupere FC - DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Cristóvão Alves. Dalmo Linhares's late challenge caught a Bitelon FC - SAF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dalmo Linhares helped the player get up and apologised. Lupere FC - DMZ's Walmir Leme proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Lupere FC - DMZ from getting a goal against them. Gilvan Paraíba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ricardo Goiano went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Franklin Baptista made the kick off in the second half. Gilvan Paraíba came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Lupere FC - DMZ's Renan Quirino. But to his dismay, Renan Quirino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. In the 64th minute Renan Quirino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilvan Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilvan Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renan Quirino in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th minute of the game Natã Simão made a throw-in which Tiago Amorim played forward. 72 minutes into the game, Valdomiro Penha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bitelon FC - SAF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lupere FC - DMZ the free kick. Bitelon FC - SAF's Gilvan Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juarês Bastos in the 73rd minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Juarês Bastos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gilvan Paraíba. Bitelon FC - SAF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juarês Bastos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. 79 minutes into the match, Bitelon FC - SAF's goal looked a bit too open when Juarês Bastos came free, but Gilvan Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Róbson Cardoso in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Walmir Leme prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gilvan Paraíba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juarês Bastos in the 85th minute. In the 89th minute, Lupere FC - DMZ's Renan Quirino dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. Lupere FC - DMZ's Juarês Bastos got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Bitelon FC - SAF fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Lupere FC - DMZ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.