U18 League

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Diguinho Lucas made the kick off which started today's match. With his leg Sidney Queirós managed to avoid a goal in the 13thth minute, when UPTEXTIL.COM's Maicon Veloso fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Miau Stars getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Rodrigo das Neves hit a great ball. 26 minutes into the game, Miau Stars's Gildo Dracena nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Nildo Ribeiro's late challenge caught a UPTEXTIL.COM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nildo Ribeiro helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Miau Stars's Nildo Ribeiro got a free kick in the 35th minute. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dinei Carioca in the 37th minute of the match. The UPTEXTIL.COM players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Miau Stars were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dinei Carioca to strike the kick off in the second half. Alberto Cardoso took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sidney Queirós. Sidney Queirós dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 59 minutes into the match, Nilson Sanches dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho, 1-2. In the 62nd minute Diguinho Lucas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sidney Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute, Alberto Cardoso 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. After having played for 69 minutes, Edgard Catarinense managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UPTEXTIL.COM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgard Catarinense was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Miau Stars getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Dinei Carioca hit a great ball. In the 75th minute Maicon Veloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sidney Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute, Diguinho Lucas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UPTEXTIL.COM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Sidney Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilson Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.