U18 League

Caixa de Papelão
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Valdir Lopez started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Sidney Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adhemar Pinho in the 3rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Gildo Dracena managed to get in a good position for a shot. Miau Stars's supporters rose to their feet, but Gildo Dracena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cacá Sousa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 8th minute, Nilton Bittencourt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sidney Queirós was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilton Bittencourt in the 12th minute of play forced Miau Stars's goalkeeper Sidney Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Botelho in the 13th minute of play forced Miau Stars's goalkeeper Sidney Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Deivid Moreira 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. Sidney Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Deivid Moreira in the 17th minute of play. Sidney Queirós didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Deivid Moreira went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Cacá Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilson Sanches in the 23rd minute of the match. Sidney Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deivid Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Gildo Dracena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 31 played minutes Miau Stars got a freekick which was hit by Dráuzio Barbosa. Rodrigo das Neves hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute Deivid Moreira 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. Gildo Dracena was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 40th minute. Miau Stars's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Deivid Moreira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Nilson Soares came free, but Cacá Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Miau Stars's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Deivid Moreira scored to the left of an out of position Sidney Queirós, making the score, 0-3. After a rather tough play, Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ's Anselmo Vasconcelos got a free kick in the 57th minute. After 58 minutes, Gildo Dracena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Miau Stars and the Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nilton Bittencourt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cacá Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilson Soares in the 85th minute of play. A collision led to Miau Stars getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Jerônimo Neto hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Deivid Moreira got free with Sidney Queirós in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sidney Queirós made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Deivid Moreira sent off a good shot on target. Valdir Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cacá Sousa having to interfere. Laranja Mecânica FSCMZ's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.