U18 League

Resplendor
Spectators: 142 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rogério Neves started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, Erivaldo de Azevedo made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Resplendor's Enéas Arantes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 11 minutes into the game, BANDOLEIROS osasco's Erivaldo de Azevedo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Enéas Arantes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Zica in the 14th minute of play forced Resplendor's goalkeeper Enéas Arantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 minutes of play, BANDOLEIROS osasco's Erivaldo de Azevedo made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enéas Arantes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Enéas Arantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Zica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Ulisses de Medeiros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enéas Arantes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. In the 25th minute, Erivaldo de Azevedo made a precise shot to the right of Enéas Arantes. Resplendor's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erivaldo de Azevedo in the 28th minute of play forced Resplendor's goalkeeper Enéas Arantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enéas Arantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narciso Veiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the game, BANDOLEIROS osasco's Erivaldo de Azevedo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Enéas Arantes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Enéas Arantes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Zica in the 34th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Leandro Zica notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Resplendor's Enéas Arantes. Enéas Arantes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Resplendor's Enéas Arantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Zica in the 39th minute of play. Enéas Arantes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Zica in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 46th minute Leandro Zica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enéas Arantes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-8 lead.

BANDOLEIROS osasco's Wágner Hermes was substituted for Leandro Zaga. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dráuzio Faria to make the kick off. A collision led to Resplendor getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Celso Porto hit a great ball. In the 54th minute of the match Wágner Hermes sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Enéas Arantes skillfully saved the ball. Dráuzio Faria had several of the Resplendor's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 56 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-9 score and a disappointed Enéas Arantes as he didn't even see the shot coming. Enéas Arantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erivaldo de Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Narciso Veiga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Enéas Arantes made a huge save. Resplendor's Enéas Arantes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Resplendor from getting a goal against them. The supporters of BANDOLEIROS osasco booed when Resplendor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celso Porto didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dráuzio Faria got free with Enéas Arantes in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 75 minutes, Celso Porto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Resplendor and the BANDOLEIROS osasco players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th minute, Celso Porto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iuri Rodrigues hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Enéas Arantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dráuzio Faria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Resplendor's Renatinho Oliveira got a free kick in the 86th minute. Dráuzio Faria succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-10 in the 88th playminute. Enéas Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wágner Hermes in the 93rd minute of play. In the 97th match minute, Resplendor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso Porto to maneuver through the defense. The Resplendor fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. BANDOLEIROS osasco were clearly better and deserved to take the win.