U18 League

Wamba Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jairo Machado made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Los Hermanos CIMZ booed when Wambalamba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adhemar da Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Luiz Guilherme Nascimento notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Wambalamba FC's João Pedro dos Santos. João Pedro dos Santos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 10 minutes, Luiz Guilherme Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Hermanos CIMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luiz Guilherme Nascimento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Valério Rosado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Pedro dos Santos was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Jairo Machado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Pedro dos Santos was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Noel Carioca kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the game, one of Wambalamba FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 19th minute there was a penalty for Los Hermanos CIMZ. Lucas Militão stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving João Pedro dos Santos. 0-2. Wambalamba FC's João Pedro dos Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Porumbescu Xanthopoulos in the 24th minute of play. Los Hermanos CIMZ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lucas Militão in the 29th minute. Los Hermanos CIMZ's Lucas Militão was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but João Pedro dos Santos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Porumbescu Xanthopoulos scored 0-4 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of João Pedro dos Santos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 35 played minutes Los Hermanos CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Valério Rosado. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Machado in the 38th minute of play forced Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper João Pedro dos Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Pedro dos Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Porumbescu Xanthopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell João Paulo Chaves to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Paulo Chaves in the 51st minute of play forced Los Hermanos CIMZ's goalkeeper Oscar Saraiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 52 played minutes Los Hermanos CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Guilherme Nascimento. After a defensive mix-up in Los Hermanos CIMZ's zone, Dinei Goiano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oscar Saraiva came out of the goal and Dinei Goiano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. João Pedro dos Santos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valério Rosado's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. After 58th play minutes Jairo Machado shot 0-5, a short shot which went by João Pedro dos Santos and just under the crossbar into goal. João Paulo Chaves's late challenge caught a Los Hermanos CIMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Paulo Chaves helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd minute, João Paulo Chaves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Pedro dos Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valério Rosado, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. João Pedro dos Santos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jairo Machado showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 71 minute of play. Ulisses Sabóia kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Dário Diniz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oscar Saraiva having to make a save. After 79 minutes of play, Los Hermanos CIMZ's Jairo Machado made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Pedro dos Santos was left in no man's land by his defense there! João Pedro dos Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafa Veloso in the 84th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Wambalamba FC's Zézinho Rosado got a free kick in the 88th minute. Los Hermanos CIMZ's Lucas Militão got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hamílton Simões kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. A collision led to Los Hermanos CIMZ getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Ulisses Sabóia hit a great ball. After 94 played minutes Los Hermanos CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Guilherme Nascimento. Los Hermanos CIMZ's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.