U18 World League

São Januário.
Spectators: 8514 (Terracing: 6386, Seating: 1958, VIP seats: 170) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gugu Leme started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Virgílio Montenegro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Barrera 2.0's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Primatas FC the free kick. A collision led to FC Barrera 2.0 getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Virgílio Montenegro hit a great ball. Kaká Passos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adalberto Pinheiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th match minute, Primatas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernani Lopes to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute, FC Barrera 2.0's Gildo Novaes seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gildo Novaes the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC Barrera 2.0 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gildo Novaes had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. When the match had been going on for 27 minutes, Primatas FC's Gugu Leme got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Betão Paulista. In the 35th minute, Osvaldo Vianna got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 40 minutes into the game, Valério dos Santos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Barrera 2.0's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Primatas FC the free kick. In the 41st match minute, FC Barrera 2.0 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valério dos Santos to maneuver through the defense. When Osvaldo Vianna came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the FC Barrera 2.0 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 Osvaldo Vianna couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

53 minutes into the match, FC Barrera 2.0's goal looked a bit too open when Gugu Leme came free, but Betão Paulista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Primatas FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Conrado Marinho hit a great ball. Betão Paulista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 60th minute Raimundo Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Betão Paulista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute, Raimundo Alcântara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Primatas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Mazinho Mattos's late challenge caught a Primatas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mazinho Mattos helped the player get up and apologised. Mazinho Mattos kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After 65 played minutes FC Barrera 2.0 got a freekick which was hit by Diego Senna. Diego Senna kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Betão Paulista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Alcântara in the 68th minute of play. Noel de Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Betão Paulista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Kauã Faria fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Primatas FC's protests and gave Kauã Faria a yellow card for diving instead. Kauã Faria hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, Olavo Albuquerque had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Betão Paulista. FC Barrera 2.0's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Olavo Albuquerque was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 83rd minute Gugu Leme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Betão Paulista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute, Paulão Dias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 87 minutes into the match, FC Barrera 2.0's goal looked a bit too open when Noel de Amaral came free, but Betão Paulista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC Barrera 2.0 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Primatas FC.