U18 League

Raccoon City
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Walmir Freitas started the match with the kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 2nd minute of the game. One of Umbrella Corporation:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24:s goal. Ciro Alves charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ciro Alves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 6 played minutes ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24 got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Alves. Kauan Fernandes charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kauan Fernandes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kauan Fernandes hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. When Abelardo Arósio came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Umbrella Corporation fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Abelardo Arósio couldn't finish the play. In the 20th minute, Umbrella Corporation's Benedito Ceresso seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Benedito Ceresso the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Umbrella Corporation protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Benedito Ceresso had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 20th minute, one of Umbrella Corporation:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Umbrella Corporation. In the 22nd minute there was a penalty for ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24. Ciro Alves stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dino Fernandez. 0-2. Erasmo Teixeira's late challenge caught a ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erasmo Teixeira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 24th match minute, Umbrella Corporation was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erasmo Teixeira to maneuver through the defense. Dino Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jair Messias, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Nelson Dias managed to get in a good position for a shot. Umbrella Corporation's supporters rose to their feet, but Nelson Dias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodolfo Damião breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luís Fábio Veloso hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the match, Umbrella Corporation's goal looked a bit too open when Walmir Freitas came free, but Dino Fernandez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Umbrella Corporation's Dino Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jair Messias in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Jair Messias received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dino Fernandez came out and tried to block the shot, but Jair Messias slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 51st minute. Jair Messias did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-5 to the left of a surprised Dino Fernandez 58 minutes into the match. ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24's André Luiz Vidal was substituted for Cacá Dantas. A throw-in in the 64th minute of the game was made by Reinaldo de Carvalho with Nelson Dias as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jair Messias in the 71st minute of play forced Umbrella Corporation's goalkeeper Dino Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24's Dino Fernandez threw himself towards the right post 74 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jair Messias, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24's goalkeeper Rodolfo Damião, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Walmir Freitas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reinaldo de Carvalho made in the 82nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Nelson Dias immediately put the ball in play. Walmir Freitas's late challenge caught a Umbrella Corporation's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Walmir Freitas helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Umbrella Corporation booed when ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walmir Freitas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd match minute, ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedrinho Esteves to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24's Walmir Freitas got a free kick in the 93rd minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ㄇㄜㄕ 01-07-24 had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.