U18 League

Orlando Pereira
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Jeremias Novaes made the kick off and thus started the match. When Silvério Gonçalves came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Magnifico FC - FSCMZ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Silvério Gonçalves couldn't finish the play. Sandrinho de Amorim hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute Alan Machado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wellington de Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute Matheus Quirino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wellington de Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Juninho Donato got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute Breno Brodel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Paraibano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nestor Paraibano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremias Novaes, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. When Edu Valadares fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's protests and gave Edu Valadares a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's Edu Valadares got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 17th match minute, Guadalupe FC - CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandrinho de Amorim to maneuver through the defense. Matheus Quirino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Wellington de Carvalho made a huge save. Alan Machado hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After 26 played minutes Magnifico FC - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by João Pedro Araújo. When Isaltino Travassos fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's protests and gave Isaltino Travassos a yellow card for diving instead. Isaltino Travassos hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's Wellington de Carvalho got control of the ball when Alan Machado tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th match minute, Guadalupe FC - CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caio Donatello to maneuver through the defense. Jeremias Novaes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nestor Paraibano having to make a save. Wellington de Carvalho made an important save on a dangerous shot by João Pedro Araújo in the 38th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Alan Machado made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's João Pedro Araújo got a free kick in the 52nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvério Gonçalves in the 58th minute of play forced Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's goalkeeper Wellington de Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Alan Machado came free, but Wellington de Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute Matheus Quirino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wellington de Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 62 minutes into the game, when David Fernandez put in a rough tackle. David Fernandez kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Nestor Paraibano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wellington de Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Víktor Alagoano, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 72nd minute, Caio Donatello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Délio Meira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Guadalupe FC - CIMZ defense, João Pedro Araújo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wellington de Carvalho. The Guadalupe FC - CIMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wellington de Carvalho should have stopped the shot. Wellington de Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Víktor Alagoano in the 79th minute of play. If Silvério Gonçalves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Délio Meira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wellington de Carvalho having to interfere. There was no doubt that Magnifico FC - FSCMZ were the better team. Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.