U18 League

Estadi Johan Cruyff
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Claudinei Palmeira started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Baltazar Nascimento didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Reginaldo Borges went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. FC La Masia's Baltazar Nascimento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Maria Macedo in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th match minute, CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Paes to maneuver through the defense. In the 19th minute, FC La Masia's Claudinei Palmeira ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Doriva Simões. Doriva Simões yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. After 22 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC La Masia! In the 24th minute there was a penalty for CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ. Júnior Tinoco stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Baltazar Nascimento. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Matorin in the 29th minute of play forced FC La Masia's goalkeeper Baltazar Nascimento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Ediberto Xavier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Baltazar Nascimento. FC La Masia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ediberto Xavier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Júnior Tinoco hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. The FC La Masia players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ were winning 1-3.

After 51 played minutes FC La Masia got a freekick which was hit by Zeca Alcântara. Baltazar Nascimento came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Júnior Tinoco. But to his dismay, Júnior Tinoco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. The crowd rose to their feet as CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Júnior Tinoco slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Baltazar Nascimento. That made the score 1-5 after 56 minutes of play. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Natã Koehler was substituted for Reginaldo Borges. José Maria Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Baltazar Nascimento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC La Masia's Baltazar Nascimento proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save FC La Masia from getting a goal against them. In the 65th play minute Júnior Tinoco came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Baltazar Nascimento. 1-6. Rubens Faria hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ made a substitution. Afonsinho de Mendonça replaced Ediberto Xavier. After a rather tough play, FC La Masia's Rubens Faria got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute, Claudinei Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Afonsinho de Mendonça was extremely unlucky when he, in the 78th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After 81 played minutes FC La Masia got a freekick which was hit by Claudinei Palmeira. After a rather tough play, FC La Masia's Cássio de Sousa got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Doriva Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Paulo Borges in the 86th minute of play. Baltazar Nascimento made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Júnior Tinoco sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Júnior Tinoco hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute Júnior Tinoco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltazar Nascimento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, FC La Masia's Baltazar Nascimento got control of the ball when José Maria Macedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Júnior Tinoco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.