U18 League

Cruz de Malta
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Three Lions FC's George Modrić started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 4 minutes of play, Three Lions FC's Cafu de Moraes made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kléber Donato was left in no man's land by his defense there! George Modrić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kléber Donato having to interfere. 11 minutes into the game, Three Lions FC's Cafu de Moraes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kléber Donato made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 16th minute, Cafu de Moraes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Kléber Donato made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cafu de Moraes in the 18th minute. Cafu de Moraes struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Kléber Donato didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Three Lions FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Modrić in the 28th minute of play forced ViraLataCaramelo U18's goalkeeper Kléber Donato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, ViraLataCaramelo U18's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Álvaro Proença fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Guto Brodel might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kléber Donato. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Guto Brodel ran back to his position shaking his head. 36 minutes into the game, Three Lions FC's George Modrić nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kléber Donato made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. After a rather tough play, ViraLataCaramelo U18's Iuri Vidal got a free kick in the 40th minute. If Álvaro Proença had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the game, George Modrić lined in a short shot 4-0 behind a frustrated Kléber Donato. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Álvaro Proença managed to get in a good position for a shot. Three Lions FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Álvaro Proença was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kléber Donato breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aírton Paraibano made a kick off. George Modrić recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cafu de Moraes in the 63rd minute of play forced ViraLataCaramelo U18's goalkeeper Kléber Donato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Álvaro Proença sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. George Modrić hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Kléber Donato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Álvaro Proença in the 72nd minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, Olavo Loyola was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ViraLataCaramelo U18's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Three Lions FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, ViraLataCaramelo U18's Olavo Loyola got a free kick in the 73rd minute. When Álvaro Proença came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Three Lions 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 Álvaro Proença couldn't finish the play. George Modrić might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kléber Donato. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. George Modrić ran back to his position shaking his head. Kléber Donato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cafu de Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kléber Donato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Modrić in the 87th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Iuri Vidal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cafu de Moraes in the 94th minute of play forced ViraLataCaramelo U18's goalkeeper Kléber Donato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kléber Donato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cafu de Moraes in the 96th minute of the match. Three Lions FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.