U18 League

Estádio Lisboão
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luiz Guilherme Toscano started the match with the kick off. Gino Carneiro kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Luís Paulo Brasil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. João Paulo Baiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 5 played minutes DENVER™ got a freekick which was hit by Nilton Netto. Florestal Futebol Clube's Ronaldo Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathias Carvalho in the 14th minute of play. Florestal Futebol Clube's Luís Paulo Brasil got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ronaldo Leal charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ronaldo Leal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 17th minute, Ronaldo Leal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ronaldo Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldir Romero in the 18th minute of the match. Ronaldo Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Guilherme Toscano in the 19th minute of play. Ronaldo Sabóia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Waldir Romero went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in DENVER™'s zone, Luís Paulo Brasil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Paulo Baiano came out of the goal and Luís Paulo Brasil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Guilherme Toscano in the 29th minute of play forced Florestal Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Ronaldo Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Mathias Carvalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Paulo Baiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gildo Mandrak in the 44th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, DENVER™'s Waldir Romero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ronaldo Sabóia narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gildo Mandrak was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Florestal Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Waldir Romero came free, but Ronaldo Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mathias Carvalho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Ronaldo Sabóia made a huge save. 59 minutes into the match, Florestal Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Ronaldo Sabóia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mathias Carvalho. 61 minutes into the match, DENVER™'s goal looked a bit too open when Rafinha Leão came free, but João Paulo Baiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gildo Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Paulo Baiano having to interfere. 68 minutes into the game, Gildo Mandrak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. João Paulo Baiano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to DENVER™ getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Mathias Carvalho hit a great ball. João Paulo Baiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gildo Mandrak, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 85 minutes into the match, Florestal Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Waldir Romero came free, but Ronaldo Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florestal Futebol Clube's Ronaldo Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waldir Romero in the 88th minute of play. In the 91st minute Rafinha Leão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Paulo Baiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 96 played minutes, DENVER™'s Luiz Guilherme Toscano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ronaldo Sabóia came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in DENVER™ reached it. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.