U18 League

Jereba
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Lobo Guará's Artur Branco 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. Artur Branco hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Wilton Fontes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Róbson da Silva's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manoel Trancoso in the 14th minute of play forced Lobo Guará's goalkeeper Roberto Baiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Jereba 4EVER's zone, Claudinei Tande stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilton Fontes came out of the goal and Claudinei Tande tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joel Machado's late challenge caught a Lobo Guará's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joel Machado helped the player get up and apologised. Joel Machado hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Wilton Fontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Augusto Baiano in the 22nd minute of play. Claudinei Tande scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wilton Fontes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jereba 4EVER's Wilton Fontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudinei Tande in the 29th minute of play. Artur Branco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Wilton Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 34 minutes Jereba 4EVER's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Afonsinho Melo who took care of the corner kick. Afonsinho Melo made a great header on Lobo Guará's corner, it was just that Jereba 4EVER's Wilton Fontes managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Lobo Guará's Roberto Baiano got control of the ball when Manoel Trancoso tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Lobo Guará getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Gustavo Gómez hit a great ball. Claudinei Tande succeeded in the game's 40th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. 45 minutes into the match, Claudinei Tande had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilton Fontes. Jereba 4EVER's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudinei Tande was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Gustavo Gómez hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Chico Couto charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chico Couto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Chico Couto hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 61st match minute, Lobo Guará was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chico Couto to maneuver through the defense. Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Claudinei Tande 66 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. In the 72nd minute of the match Lobo Guará got a corner. Jereba 4EVER's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Paulo Renato Arce ran over to the corner to take the kick. Pedro Vargas hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Joel Machado kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper Wilton Fontes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Artur Branco. Jereba 4EVER's Wilton Fontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudinei Tande in the 95th minute of play. Lobo Guará's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.