U18 League

Arena Pirajiba
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nelson de Queiroz kicked off to start the match. In the 9th minute Nelson de Queiroz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frederico Pirani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frederico Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelson de Queiroz, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After 22 played minutes Pirajiba got a freekick which was hit by Juarês Magalhães. In the 29th minute Delfim Aparecido shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basílio Cosme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The OS IMPOSSIVEIS fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when OS IMPOSSIVEIS's Gilberto Silveira looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Nelson de Queiroz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37th minute, Carlos Alberto Mota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 41 minutes into the match, Gilberto Silveira notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Pirajiba's Basílio Cosme. Basílio Cosme was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 46 minutes, Fiori Mazza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. OS IMPOSSIVEIS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fiori Mazza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 47 minutes into the match, Pirajiba's goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Silveira came free, but Basílio Cosme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Pirajiba players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. OS IMPOSSIVEIS were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gilberto Silveira was the one to do the kick off. Basílio Cosme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Silveira in the 52nd minute of the match. Basílio Cosme made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Gilberto Silveira sent off a good shot on target. 60 minutes into the match, Pirajiba's goal looked a bit too open when Fiori Mazza came free, but Basílio Cosme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Pirajiba's zone, Osvaldo Falcão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Basílio Cosme came out of the goal and Osvaldo Falcão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Frederico Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelson de Queiroz in the 64th minute of the match. 68 minutes in the game, Osvaldo Falcão fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Basílio Cosme having to interfere. In the 74th match minute, Pirajiba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Prado to maneuver through the defense. After 74 played minutes Osvaldo Falcão shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Pirajiba's Basílio Cosme to catch but Osvaldo Falcão was lucky. It became 0-3 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Pirajiba's Basílio Cosme proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Pirajiba from getting a goal against them. Frederico Pirani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Nelson de Queiroz fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pirajiba's protests and gave Nelson de Queiroz a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th match minute, Pirajiba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nelson de Queiroz to maneuver through the defense. Basílio Cosme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilberto Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. OS IMPOSSIVEIS's Frederico Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nelson de Queiroz in the 89th minute of play. Gilberto Silveira's late challenge caught a Pirajiba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gilberto Silveira helped the player get up and apologised. After 95 played minutes OS IMPOSSIVEIS got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Silveira. The Pirajiba supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching OS IMPOSSIVEIS's performance. The match ended with a win for OS IMPOSSIVEIS.