U18 League

Arena Magic United
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Raúl Guimarães took the kick off in the first half of the match. João Pedro Rodrigues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mathias Gaúcho, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. The supporters of Joinville United - FSCMZ booed when Floripa Lions FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cícero Moura didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Raúl Guimarães's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Pedro Rodrigues was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Floripa Lions FSCMZ's Raúl Guimarães got a free kick in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Arantes in the 37th minute of play forced Joinville United - FSCMZ's goalkeeper João Pedro Rodrigues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cleiton Breckenfeld was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 38 minutes into the match. The supporters of Joinville United - FSCMZ booed when Floripa Lions FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luciano Batista didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 43 played minutes, Joinville United - FSCMZ's Gilmar Tinoco shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Evaristo Siqueira came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Joinville United - FSCMZ reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilmar Tinoco got free with Evaristo Siqueira in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gilmar Tinoco to strike the kick off in the second half. João Pedro Rodrigues made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonas Arantes in the 53rd minute. Raúl Guimarães's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but João Pedro Rodrigues firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 63 played minutes Joinville United - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Claudinei Couto. 66 minutes into the game, Fred de Queirós cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Evaristo Siqueira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. João Pedro Rodrigues made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mathias Gaúcho in the 72nd minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, Joinville United - FSCMZ's goalkeeper João Pedro Rodrigues had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raúl Guimarães. Caetano Travassos kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Jonas Arantes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Pedro Rodrigues was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Joaquim Schmidt took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for João Pedro Rodrigues. Joinville United - FSCMZ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. João Pedro Rodrigues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathias Gaúcho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.