U18 League

Sebastien Faure
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Juventudes Libertárias's Tony Proença 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. 7 minutes into the match, E.C.MUKY JOINVILLE's goalkeeper José Pedro Donatello had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tony Proença. After 13 minutes, Renatinho Maranhense mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juventudes Libertárias and the E.C.MUKY JOINVILLE players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 14 played minutes Juventudes Libertárias got a freekick which was hit by Renatinho Maranhense. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Juventudes Libertárias's goalie and right to Nilmar Gaspar. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Juventudes Libertárias's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After 18 played minutes Juventudes Libertárias got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Zurawski. 25 minutes into the match, Adriano Tepedino notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Juventudes Libertárias's Davi Amorim. Davi Amorim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 28 minutes into the match, Ronaldão Pereira notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Juventudes Libertárias's Davi Amorim. Davi Amorim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldão Pereira in the 35th minute of play forced Juventudes Libertárias's goalkeeper Davi Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Juventudes Libertárias's goal looked a bit too open when Michel Rossi came free, but Davi Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Davi Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Rossi in the 41st minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Juventudes Libertárias's Tony Proença ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind José Pedro Donatello. José Pedro Donatello yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adriano Tepedino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When E.C.MUKY JOINVILLE's Adriano Tepedino in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Juventudes Libertárias's goalie prevented a goal. E.C.MUKY JOINVILLE's José Pedro Donatello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Meirelles in the 53rd minute of play. With a little luck, Juventudes Libertárias's Davi Amorim got control of the ball when Adriano Tepedino tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Ronaldão Pereira took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Davi Amorim to make any attempt to save it. Through an outstanding action, after 66 minutes, Davi Amorim successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Davi Amorim was a little too slow when Ronaldão Pereira got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 1-5. Marquinhos França hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Luís Meirelles kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. José Pedro Donatello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Proença, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. After 95 played minutes E.C.MUKY JOINVILLE got a freekick which was hit by Michel Rossi. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched E.C.MUKY JOINVILLE eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.