U18 League

Valadas
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paulo Eiró took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Nivaldo Vieira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Henrique Freitas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herauso Sarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. A collision led to Valadas getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Máximo Rego hit a great ball. Cucao Coira kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Apolo Montero came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Valadas's Paulo Eiró. But to his dismay, Paulo Eiró quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Dimas Bravo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Apolo Montero having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Herauso Sarro made a precise shot to the right of Henrique Freitas. Valadas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nivaldo Vieira in the 19th minute of play forced Mandrake fc's goalkeeper Apolo Montero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20thth minute of the game Cugat Lara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valadas's Henrique Freitas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 21 played minutes Mandrake fc got a freekick which was hit by Xavian Quintero. When Tulio Saura fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mandrake fc's protests and gave Tulio Saura a yellow card for diving instead. Tulio Saura hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mandrake fc's goalkeeper Apolo Montero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Paulino Huguet made in the 28th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Adolfo Garate. Apolo Montero was a little too slow when Dimas Bravo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 38th minute. The score was now 3-1. After 42 played minutes Valadas got a freekick which was hit by Armindo Torres. In the 44th minute, Valadas's Dimas Bravo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Apolo Montero. Apolo Montero yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Herauso Sarro to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Valadas's goalkeeper Henrique Freitas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jago Abasalo. Valadas's Henrique Freitas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Valadas from getting a goal against them. After 57 minutes, Adolfo Garate mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mandrake fc and the Valadas players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Mandrake fc getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Adolfo Garate hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the game, Sílvio Azenha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valadas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mandrake fc the free kick. Sílvio Azenha kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute of the match, Cucao Coira tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Henrique Freitas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Apolo Montero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Máximo Rego, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After having played for 66 minutes, Herauso Sarro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mandrake fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Herauso Sarro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cucao Coira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Henrique Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henrique Freitas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tulio Saura in the 74th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cugat Lara got free with Henrique Freitas in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Eiró in the 83rd minute of play forced Mandrake fc's goalkeeper Apolo Montero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 84 played minutes Valadas got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldo Sacadura. Apolo Montero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Eiró in the 87th minute of play. When Cugat Lara came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Mandrake fc 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 Cugat Lara couldn't finish the play. When Cucao Coira came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Mandrake fc 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 Cucao Coira couldn't finish the play. The Valadas players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.