U18 League

Avant Alviverde
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Crisólia FBPA's Francisco Penha started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of SE Palmeiras booed when Crisólia FBPA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Penha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcus Araújo kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 6th minute, Francisco Penha 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. When Francisco Penha came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Crisólia FBPA 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 Francisco Penha couldn't finish the play. Carlos Fernando Aparecido hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After 17 played minutes SE Palmeiras got a freekick which was hit by André Vinhas. After 22 minutes, Marcus Araújo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SE Palmeiras and the Crisólia FBPA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, SE Palmeiras's Marcus Araújo got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Nestor Leão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crisólia FBPA's supporters rose to their feet, but Nestor Leão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nilson Dracena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 25 played minutes Crisólia FBPA got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Penha. Basílio do Valle's late challenge caught a Crisólia FBPA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Basílio do Valle helped the player get up and apologised. Basílio do Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Penha in the 32nd minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Nilson Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SE Palmeiras's Basílio do Valle got his second yellow card of the match in the 33rd minute. The referee ordered Basílio do Valle off the ground. The supporters of Crisólia FBPA booed when SE Palmeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basílio do Valle didn't get a good kick on the ball. SE Palmeiras's Nilson Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kauan Mangueira in the 36th minute of play. When Túlio Damião fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crisólia FBPA's protests and gave Túlio Damião a yellow card for diving instead. Túlio Damião kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Francisco Penha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Nilson Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, André Vinhas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mateus Pitta kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Nestor Leão took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nilson Dracena. SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Nestor Leão succeeded in the game's 46th minute to get real power on a long shot . SE Palmeiras's Nilson Dracena hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 0-2! Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ian Cerezo made a kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Crisólia FBPA's Francisco Penha slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nilson Dracena. That made the score 0-3 after 53 minutes of play. In the 59th play minute Nestor Leão came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Nilson Dracena. 0-4. Nilson Dracena was a little too slow when André Coutinho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 0-5. The supporters of Crisólia FBPA booed when SE Palmeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateus Pitta didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpected shot in the 78th minute by Edson de Castro got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Nilson Dracena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francisco Penha's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute of the match, Nestor Leão got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nilson Dracena was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Guga de Queiroz's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nilson Dracena firmly grabbed it by the left post. When the match was over Crisólia FBPA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SE Palmeiras throughout the match.