U18 League

Arena Ororubá
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yan Netto started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Los Hermanos CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Zé Augusto Antunes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernani Tavares in the 4th minute of play forced Los Hermanos CIMZ's goalkeeper Oscar Saraiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Pesqueira City booed when Los Hermanos CIMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Vinhas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hernani Tavares in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Oscar Saraiva, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that Gabriel Bezerra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivo de Moraes was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 14th match minute, Pesqueira City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dagoberto Arruda to maneuver through the defense. In the 16th minute, Gabriel Bezerra ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivo de Moraes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Pesqueira City's Ivo de Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Bezerra in the 20th minute of play. Dito da Cunha's late challenge caught a Los Hermanos CIMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dito da Cunha helped the player get up and apologised. In the 22nd match minute, Pesqueira City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dito da Cunha to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute, Dito da Cunha 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 32 played minutes Los Hermanos CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Vinhas. Oscar Saraiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hernani Tavares, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. When Doni Quintal fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pesqueira City's protests and gave Doni Quintal a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Pesqueira City getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Doni Quintal hit a great ball. A collision led to Los Hermanos CIMZ getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Rafael Soares hit a great ball. Oscar Saraiva acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 41st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Marquinhos Moraes. When Durvalino Diniz fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pesqueira City's protests and gave Durvalino Diniz a yellow card for diving instead. After 45 played minutes Pesqueira City got a freekick which was hit by Durvalino Diniz. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gabriel Bezerra was the one to do the kick off. Bruno Vinhas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 52 minutes into the match, Pesqueira City's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Vinhas came free, but Ivo de Moraes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zé Augusto Antunes was shown his second yellow card after 54 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Los Hermanos CIMZ getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Zé Augusto Antunes hit a great ball. 55 minutes into the game, Décio Figueiredo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los Hermanos CIMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pesqueira City the free kick. Décio Figueiredo hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Remo Fernandez got free with Ivo de Moraes in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 67 minutes into the match, Pesqueira City's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Vinhas came free, but Ivo de Moraes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Doni Quintal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Remo Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo de Moraes having to interfere. Oscar Saraiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquinhos Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute of the match Júlio Abreu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Oscar Saraiva showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Décio Figueiredo got free with Ivo de Moraes in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.