U18 League

Ninho do Gato
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Maicon Prata took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 played minutes Gato Preto FC got a freekick which was hit by Thiago Secco. After a rather tough play, Gato Preto FC's Robinho de Medeiros got a free kick in the 5th minute. If Dedé Zilles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Descalvados's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Maicon Prata scored to the left of an out of position Aleandro Mesquita, making the score, 1-0. Aleandro Mesquita made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Paulo Renato Pernambucano sent off a good shot on target. After 21 played minutes Descalvados got a freekick which was hit by Oséias Saraiva. 24 minutes into the match, Robinho de Medeiros had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aleandro Mesquita. Descalvados's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robinho de Medeiros was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Bernardinho de Senna in the 27thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Aleandro Mesquita, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Maicon Prata managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gato Preto FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Maicon Prata was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aleandro Mesquita breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 33 played minutes, Descalvados's Edgar Cordeiro shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Chicão Peixoto 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 Descalvados reached it. Aleandro Mesquita was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bernardinho de Senna showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 35 minute of play. Aleandro Mesquita came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Gato Preto FC's Bernardinho de Senna. But to his dismay, Bernardinho de Senna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Aleandro Mesquita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maicon Prata in the 47th minute of the match. Bernardinho de Senna's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aleandro Mesquita read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dedé Zilles stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Maicon Prata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 59 played minutes Descalvados got a freekick which was hit by Sérgio Lucas. In the 69th minute, Robinho de Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Gato Preto FC booed when Descalvados was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Cordeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute of the match Diguinho Vasconcelos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aleandro Mesquita showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Aleandro Mesquita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maicon Prata in the 73rd minute of the match. Délio da Fonseca hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Aleandro Mesquita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maicon Prata in the 76th minute of the match. Paulo Renato Pernambucano hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Edgar Cordeiro lost his temper 92 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Celso Reis charged in rather forcefully in the 99th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Celso Reis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 99 played minutes Descalvados got a freekick which was hit by Celso Reis. Gato Preto FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.