U18 League

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Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leal Valido kicked off to start the match. Hermano Sales showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Altino Candeias, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Dezassete's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Laércio Vieira was slow to take the kick. During this time LA COSA NOSTRA's players had a chance to rest. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvestre Salazar got free with Evandro Azeredo in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC Dezassete's Hermano Sales played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Portugal in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Altino Candeias in the 18th minute of play forced FC Dezassete's goalkeeper Hermano Sales to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hermano Sales took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Altino Candeias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, FC Dezassete's goal looked a bit too open when Leal Valido came free, but Hermano Sales reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, FC Dezassete's goal looked a bit too open when Leal Valido came free, but Hermano Sales reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 28 minutes, André Brás mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LA COSA NOSTRA and the FC Dezassete players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 31st minute, Gatis Caca-Rato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leal Valido in the 32nd minute of play forced FC Dezassete's goalkeeper Hermano Sales to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hermano Sales didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leal Valido went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Lili Li sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Dezassete's goalkeeper Hermano Sales, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 45 minutes into the game, Leal Valido cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Hermano Sales was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The wind increased when Flávio Jordão made the kick off in the second half. Hermano Sales showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leal Valido, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 58th minute, Leal Valido made a precise shot to the right of Hermano Sales. FC Dezassete's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Portugal in the 61st minute of play forced FC Dezassete's goalkeeper Hermano Sales to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leal Valido fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermano Sales having to interfere. Hermano Sales made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leal Valido in the 64th minute. With a little luck, FC Dezassete's Hermano Sales got control of the ball when Leal Valido tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Afonso Portugal came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the LA COSA NOSTRA 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 Afonso Portugal couldn't finish the play. In the 72nd minute, Torcato Caetano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hermano Sales stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Altino Candeias's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Altino Candeias in the 74th minute of play forced FC Dezassete's goalkeeper Hermano Sales to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabrício Toscano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hermano Sales stood somewhat misplaced when Leal Valido came free in front of goal and shot 0-5 to the left of him in the 76 minute. Hermano Sales came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by LA COSA NOSTRA's Leal Valido. But to his dismay, Leal Valido quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Hermano Sales showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Altino Candeias in the 83rd minute of the match. 83 minutes in the game, Altino Candeias dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Torcato Caetano hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. After having played for 85 minutes, Leal Valido managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LA COSA NOSTRA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leal Valido was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 87 minutes into the match, FC Dezassete's goal looked a bit too open when André Brás came free, but Hermano Sales reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Afonso Portugal scored 0-7 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hermano Sales, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the final whistle sounded LA COSA NOSTRA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC Dezassete.