U18 League

Arena Lady Valkyrie
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Elói Baptista started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 5 played minutes Barbie Doll United U23 got a freekick which was hit by Tião França. Doni Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elói Baptista in the 9th minute of play. Doni Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elói Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tião França's late challenge caught a Nova Venécia-ES's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tião França helped the player get up and apologised. José Carlos Varela's late challenge caught a Nova Venécia-ES's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Carlos Varela helped the player get up and apologised. José Carlos Varela hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Elivélton Teles took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Doni Pires. Barbie Doll United U23's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rui do Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 21st match minute, Barbie Doll United U23 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jarbas Martins to maneuver through the defense. Luís Guilherme de Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Doni Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nova Venécia-ES's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Jeferson Fernandez 26 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. In the 30th minute Giovani Ramos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doni Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tião França hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Doni Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elivélton Teles in the 33rd minute of play. A collision led to Barbie Doll United U23 getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Tião França hit a great ball. A collision led to Barbie Doll United U23 getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Tião França hit a great ball. In the 36th minute, Luís Guilherme de Mendonça 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. Tião França was shown his second yellow card after 38 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Tião França kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. The supporters of Nova Venécia-ES booed when Barbie Doll United U23 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rui do Nascimento didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Barbie Doll United U23 defense, Luís Guilherme de Mendonça kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Doni Pires. The Barbie Doll United U23 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Doni Pires should have stopped the shot. After 45 minutes of play, Nova Venécia-ES's Giovani Ramos made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Doni Pires was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jeferson Fernandez to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Guilherme de Mendonça in the 52nd minute of play forced Barbie Doll United U23's goalkeeper Doni Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Barbie Doll United U23 booed when Nova Venécia-ES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernesto Peres didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nova Venécia-ES's Clemente Cardozo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeferson Fernandez in the 61st minute of play. In the 67th minute, Elói Baptista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nova Venécia-ES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Doni Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elói Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Doni Pires stood somewhat misplaced when Elói Baptista came free in front of goal and shot 1-5 to the left of him in the 73 minute. In the 76th minute, Giovani Ramos made a precise shot to the right of Doni Pires. Barbie Doll United U23's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. Barbie Doll United U23 were furious when Osvaldinho Queirós was red carded, 82 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 81st minute of the game. One of Barbie Doll United U23:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Nova Venécia-ES:s goal. Barbie Doll United U23:s Doni Pires showed great skill when he stopped Elivélton Teles:s penalty. In the 88th minute Luís Guilherme de Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doni Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Doni Pires was a little too slow when Luís Guilherme de Mendonça got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 1-7. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Nova Venécia-ES walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.