U18 League

Estádio Arthur Leite
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Juca Bala kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes, Cipriano Baptista mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bandelocos and the Caatiba MZC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bandelocos's Cipriano Baptista got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Diamantino Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eliseu Guerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Caatiba MZC's Benedito Domingues got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 25th minute, Eliseu Guerra ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodolfo Quirino was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Caatiba MZC's goalkeeper Rodolfo Quirino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rodolfo Quirino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juca Bala in the 30th minute of play. Alberto Palmeira made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Adrianinho Ortiz sent off a good shot on target. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Juca Bala in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rodolfo Quirino, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 57th match minute, Bandelocos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haroldo Carioca to maneuver through the defense. Juca Bala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrianinho Ortiz in the 66th minute of play forced Bandelocos's goalkeeper Alberto Palmeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Caatiba MZC's goalkeeper Rodolfo Quirino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juca Bala. A collision led to Caatiba MZC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Laerte da Silva hit a great ball. Eliseu Guerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolfo Quirino having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Bandelocos's zone, Benedito Domingues stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alberto Palmeira came out of the goal and Benedito Domingues tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 76th minute, Laerte da Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Benedito Domingues's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alberto Palmeira was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. 82 minutes into the match, Bandelocos's goal looked a bit too open when Adrianinho Ortiz came free, but Alberto Palmeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benedito Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodolfo Quirino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Cabral in the 85th minute of play. Eliseu Guerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ruy Dantas hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The Caatiba MZC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Bandelocos to win.