U18 League

La Xibombonera
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Ravi Ninho started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Xiboquinha FC booed when Fabiofs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik Dante didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 4th match minute, Xiboquinha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaldo Baiano to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Xiboquinha FC booed when Fabiofs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tião Valladares didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute André Meirelles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Pedro Martins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Xiboquinha FC's Norberto Tasso slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of João Pedro Martins. That made the score 1-0 after 19 minutes of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hélder Meireles during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 23rd minute, Hélder Meireles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 24 minutes into the match, Fabiofs's Orlando Vinhas broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. João Pedro Martins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Meirelles, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. With an all-out effort, Xiboquinha FC's João Pedro Martins threw himself towards the right post 28 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Norberto Tasso, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Fabiofs's João Pedro Martins proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Fabiofs from getting a goal against them. In the 32nd minute of the match, Franklin Mendes got a very nice opportunity to score, but João Pedro Martins was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. João Pedro Martins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ravi Ninho in the 33rd minute of the match. A collision led to Fabiofs getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Abelardo Bastos hit a great ball. Fabiofs's João Pedro Martins proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Fabiofs from getting a goal against them. João Pedro Martins was a little too slow when André Meirelles got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 45th minute, Xiboquinha FC's Ravi Ninho dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elano Velloso to make the kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 51st minute of the game. One of Fabiofs:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Xiboquinha FC:s goal. In the 53rd minute there was a penalty for Xiboquinha FC. Hélder Meireles stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving João Pedro Martins. 4-0. 57 minutes into the match, Fabiofs's goal looked a bit too open when André Meirelles came free, but João Pedro Martins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Pedro Martins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Baiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the game, André Meirelles cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. João Pedro Martins was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Elano Velloso's late challenge caught a Xiboquinha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elano Velloso helped the player get up and apologised. In the 66th minute, Elano Velloso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Pedro Martins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Meirelles in the 68th minute of the match. A collision led to Xiboquinha FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ravi Ninho hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Erik Dante could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Gil Lima however easily saved by the left post. João Pedro Martins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Meirelles, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 76th minute, Elano Velloso made a precise shot to the right of Gil Lima. Xiboquinha FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Fabiofs's João Pedro Martins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franklin Mendes in the 79th minute of play. João Pedro Martins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franklin Mendes in the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Baiano in the 82nd minute of play forced Fabiofs's goalkeeper João Pedro Martins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the game, Franklin Mendes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. João Pedro Martins was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. André Meirelles scored 7-1 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of João Pedro Martins, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. João Pedro Martins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Meirelles in the 97th minute of play.