U18 League

ARENA NFT
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Moisés Dracena got the match started through his kick off. Ronaldinho Pernambucano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jano de Toledo in the 2nd minute of the match. Moisés Dracenas short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Dalmo Félix to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ernesto Coelho during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 6 played minutes Haridades F.C got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Coelho. Unidade Pinto Louco's Dalmo Félix proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Unidade Pinto Louco from getting a goal against them. 9 minutes into the match, Haridades F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Edgard Leme came free, but Ronaldinho Pernambucano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronaldinho Pernambucano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jano de Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Edgard Leme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 17th match minute, Haridades F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emílio Pontes to maneuver through the defense. Haridades F.C's Ronaldinho Pernambucano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Acácio Domingues in the 18th minute of play. The supporters of Unidade Pinto Louco booed when Haridades F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roger Koehler didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th match minute, Unidade Pinto Louco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adelino Rossi to maneuver through the defense. Unidade Pinto Louco's Dalmo Félix played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moisés Dracena in the 30th minute of play. Jano de Toledo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldinho Pernambucano having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Acácio Domingues made a precise shot to the right of Ronaldinho Pernambucano. Haridades F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Dalmo Félix was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Ernesto Coelho capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ernesto Coelho really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Roberto Siqueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Dalmo Félix tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jano de Toledo to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the game, Moisés Dracena cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Dalmo Félix was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With 61 minutes on the clock, Iuri Gonçalves commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, Haridades F.C's Iuri Gonçalves got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Ronaldinho Pernambucano was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Acácio Domingues. Luís Eduardo Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Dalmo Félix tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Amílton Moreno fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Haridades F.C's protests and gave Amílton Moreno a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 80 minutes, Roberto Siqueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Haridades F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roberto Siqueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Unidade Pinto Louco getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Amauri Lima hit a great ball. 86 minutes into the match, Acácio Domingues notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Haridades F.C's Ronaldinho Pernambucano. Ronaldinho Pernambucano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 91 minutes, Jano de Toledo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Unidade Pinto Louco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jano de Toledo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 97th minute, Luís Eduardo Souza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dalmo Félix was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. The Haridades F.C supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Unidade Pinto Louco's performance. The match ended with a win for Unidade Pinto Louco.