U18 League

Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wilson Matorin started the match with the kick off. Dário Paraibano might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dedé Dante. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dário Paraibano ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Grêmio FBPA getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Dudu Negri hit a great ball. Osvaldinho Marquez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Almir Saldanha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Osvaldinho Marquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Vander, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After 10 played minutes Grêmio FBPA got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldo Santana. In the 12th minute Wilson Matorin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldinho Marquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Aurora FC's Wilson Matorin in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grêmio FBPA's goalie prevented a goal. When Almir Saldanha came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Aurora FC 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 Almir Saldanha couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute Francisco Vander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldinho Marquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osvaldinho Marquez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Vander in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Wilson Matorin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Osvaldinho Marquez. Grêmio FBPA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wilson Matorin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Osvaldinho Marquez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Francisco Vander went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 30th minute, Wilson Matorin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Osvaldinho Marquez was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Wilian Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dedé Dante having to interfere. Osvaldinho Marquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Vander in the 37th minute of the match. Wilian Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dedé Dante having to interfere. The Grêmio FBPA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Aurora FC were winning 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dário Paraibano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Wilian Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dedé Dante having to interfere. With a little luck, Grêmio FBPA's Osvaldinho Marquez got control of the ball when Roger Urbano tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Grêmio FBPA's Osvaldinho Marquez got control of the ball when Almir Saldanha tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Matorin in the 60th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Grêmio FBPA's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Vander came free, but Osvaldinho Marquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roger Urbano's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Osvaldinho Marquez firmly grabbed it by the left post. 64 minutes into the match, Wilson Matorin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Osvaldinho Marquez, 0-4. Almir Saldanha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Osvaldinho Marquez made a huge save. 75 minutes into the match, Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Marquez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Almir Saldanha. 77 minutes into the match, Francisco Vander had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Osvaldinho Marquez. Grêmio FBPA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Francisco Vander was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Wilian Alves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Dedé Dante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute Francisco Vander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldinho Marquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute, Aurora FC's Wilson Matorin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Osvaldinho Marquez. Osvaldinho Marquez yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Aurora FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.