U18 League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alexandre da Cunha made the kick off which started today's match. Arsenal de Gols F.C's José Maria de Lima pulled a muscle in his leg after 3 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Dida Munhoz's late challenge caught a Arsenal de Gols F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dida Munhoz helped the player get up and apologised. Arsenal de Gols F.C made a substitution. Andrézinho Marinho replaced José Maria de Lima. Dida Munhoz hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After 5 minutes, Manuel Vianna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PIRATAS TFP and the Arsenal de Gols F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th minute, Manuel Vianna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute, Rodolfo Souto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 10th minute of the match Lucas Valladares shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nicolas Recife showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 15 minutes, Elano Toledo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Dida Munhoz hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 16th match minute, Arsenal de Gols F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino Monteiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute, Gabriel Xavier reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Elano Toledo. The goal made the score 1-0. After having played for 24 minutes, Gabriel Xavier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal de Gols F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabriel Xavier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexandre da Cunha in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nicolas Recife prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Arsenal de Gols F.C getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Moisés Nóbrega hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Alexandre da Cunha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicolas Recife. Arsenal de Gols F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexandre da Cunha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Nicolas Recife showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Valladares, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Nicolas Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Vítor de Medeiros in the 47th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Claudinei Godoi made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Vítor de Medeiros in the 52nd minute of play forced Arsenal de Gols F.C's goalkeeper Nicolas Recife to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Arsenal de Gols F.C getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Adilson Correia hit a great ball. A collision led to Arsenal de Gols F.C getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Ademir Freitas hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, João Vítor de Medeiros took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Nicolas Recife to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Vianna in the 79th minute of play forced Arsenal de Gols F.C's goalkeeper Nicolas Recife to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Gabriel Xavier notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of PIRATAS TFP's Elano Toledo. Elano Toledo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Arsenal de Gols F.C's Claudinei Godoi got a free kick in the 86th minute. After 89 played minutes PIRATAS TFP got a freekick which was hit by Didi Salgado. The supporters of Arsenal de Gols F.C booed when PIRATAS TFP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Vianna didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 92 minutes, Alexandre da Cunha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PIRATAS TFP and the Arsenal de Gols F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 92 played minutes PIRATAS TFP got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre da Cunha. After some careless play in the Arsenal de Gols F.C defense, João Vítor de Medeiros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicolas Recife. The Arsenal de Gols F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicolas Recife should have stopped the shot. The PIRATAS TFP players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.