U18 League

Arena Dchamps
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alexsandro Xavier kicked off to start the match. A hard shot 3 in the game by José Pedro de Moraes from a close distance when the talented Edvaldo Romero managed to make a qualified save. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's players were relieved. Luizinho Dias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafim Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. A collision led to América-SC F.C. getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Marcelinho Pimenta hit a great ball. Paulo Antunes succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 14th playminute. After a rather tough play, América-SC F.C.'s Nando Zonta got a free kick in the 17th minute. Christian Matos charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christian Matos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 21 played minutes América-SC F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Christian Matos. Luizinho Dias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gino da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luizinho Dias stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Serafim Ramos's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. A collision led to América-SC F.C. getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Christian Matos hit a great ball. Gino da Rocha was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 30th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 33rd minute, Luisinho Furlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nando Zonta took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Edvaldo Romero. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Luizinho Dias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gino da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luizinho Dias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gino da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. In the 48th minute, Paulo Antunes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edvaldo Romero was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Serafim Ramos to strike the kick off in the second half. Nando Zonta hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Paulo Antunes managed to get in a good position for a shot. América-SC F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo Antunes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edvaldo Romero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 62nd minute, Paulo Antunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luisinho Furlan hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. When Nando Zonta came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the América-SC F.C. 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 Nando Zonta couldn't finish the play. In a very dangerous position, a player in América-SC F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! América-SC F.C.:s Luizinho Dias showed great skill when he stopped Gino da Rocha:s penalty. 72 minutes into the game, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Gino da Rocha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luizinho Dias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 88 minutes into the match, Alexsandro Xavier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edvaldo Romero. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexsandro Xavier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Gino da Rocha charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gino da Rocha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Gino da Rocha got a free kick in the 92nd minute. If José Pedro de Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.