U18 League

Arena Palestra Ceará
Spectators: 146 (Terracing: 110, 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. Dráuzio Faria started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Dráuzio Faria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Maia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, BANDOLEIROS osasco's goalkeeper Gernando Galvão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilson Saldanha. In the 8th minute Cacá Nascimento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gernando Galvão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gernando Galvão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilson Saldanha in the 9th minute. After 10 played minutes BANDOLEIROS osasco got a freekick which was hit by Dráuzio Faria. Gernando Galvão was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Wágner Toledo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Wágner Toledo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After some careless play in the PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ defense, Narciso Veiga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís Maia. The PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís Maia should have stopped the shot. Geovanni Salles hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Gernando Galvão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinei Sá in the 22nd minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, BANDOLEIROS osasco's goalkeeper Gernando Galvão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilson Saldanha. In the 26th minute, Cacá Bittencourt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luís Maia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráuzio Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Gernando Galvão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cacá Nascimento in the 30th minute of the match. After 31 minutes, Dráuzio Faria mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BANDOLEIROS osasco and the PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to BANDOLEIROS osasco getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Dráuzio Faria hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute, Breno Urbano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gernando Galvão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovanni Salles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to BANDOLEIROS osasco getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Edmílson Recife hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

BANDOLEIROS osasco made a substitution. Cleiton Vieira replaced Christian Pereira. After a defensive mix-up in PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's zone, Cleiton Vieira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Maia came out of the goal and Cleiton Vieira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gernando Galvão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Luís Maia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jacinto Goiano in the 58th minute. After a rather tough play, PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Cacá Nascimento got a free kick in the 61st minute. When Dráuzio Faria came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the BANDOLEIROS osasco 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 Dráuzio Faria couldn't finish the play. Gilson Saldanha hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute Jacinto Goiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Maia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Cleiton Vieira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's Douglas Silva was substituted for Wágner Toledo. Cleiton Vieira hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Douglas Silva in the 79th minute of play forced BANDOLEIROS osasco's goalkeeper Gernando Galvão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Soeiro in the 80th minute of play forced BANDOLEIROS osasco's goalkeeper Gernando Galvão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Cleiton Vieira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Maia. PALMEIRAS CE - DMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cleiton Vieira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.