U18 World League

Arena Escarlate
Spectators: 8065 (Terracing: 6050, Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when José Carlos Castro made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Scarlet Speedster's Percy Capixaba got a free kick in the 4th minute. Basílio Trigo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baltazar Rossi in the 8th minute. If Charles Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 24 minutes into the match, Scarlet Speedster's goal looked a bit too open when Victor da Fonseca came free, but Ronaldão Lucas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronaldão Lucas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor da Fonseca in the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charles Moura in the 26th minute of play forced AS Pikachuzim's goalkeeper Basílio Trigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Charles Moura ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Basílio Trigo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. A collision led to AS Pikachuzim getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Evandro Varela hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the match, Scarlet Speedster's goal looked a bit too open when Evandro Varela came free, but Ronaldão Lucas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronaldão Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor da Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Evandro Varela to make the kick off. Allan Souto hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Ronaldão Lucas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jaime Teixeira in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ronaldão Lucas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Baltazar Rossi hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. The long shot by Celso Varela in the 57th minute really tested Ronaldão Lucas's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Gildo da Fonseca hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Ronaldão Lucas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Victor da Fonseca's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor da Fonseca in the 69th minute of play forced Scarlet Speedster's goalkeeper Ronaldão Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Scarlet Speedster getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Charles Moura hit a great ball. Evandro Varela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Ronaldão Lucas made a huge save. In the 74th minute Kauan Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basílio Trigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Scarlet Speedster getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Percy Capixaba hit a great ball. The supporters of Scarlet Speedster booed when AS Pikachuzim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Teixeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute of the match Baltazar Rossi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Basílio Trigo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ronaldão Lucas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliézer Maia, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Scarlet Speedster fans cheered their team off the field, for while AS Pikachuzim had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.