U18 League

Arena Ximbocú
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Lobo Guará's Miguel Monsalve 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. Alexsandro Netto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Monsalve in the 3rd minute. Miguel Monsalve in the 5thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alexsandro Netto, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Mané Catarinense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Roberto Baiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mauro Silva charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mauro Silva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 12th match minute, Samurai Champions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauro Silva to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Lobo Guará's Artur Branco slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alexsandro Netto. That made the score 1-0 after 17 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Branco in the 28th minute of play forced Samurai Champions FC's goalkeeper Alexsandro Netto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 played minutes Miguel Monsalve could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 2-0 into the left cross. After 38 played minutes Lobo Guará got a freekick which was hit by Chico Couto. Lobo Guará's Pedro Augusto Baiano was substituted for Roberto Domingues. In the 39th match minute, Lobo Guará was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chico Couto to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Lobo Guará's Paulo Renato Arce got a free kick in the 44th minute. After a rather tough play, Samurai Champions FC's João Pedro da Mata got a free kick in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Mané Catarinense made the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Miguel Monsalve put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Alexsandro Netto. Alexsandro Netto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur Branco in the 63rd minute of play. The supporters of Lobo Guará booed when Samurai Champions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severino Siqueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Severino Siqueira hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Artur Branco kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mané Catarinense in the 74th minute of play forced Lobo Guará's goalkeeper Roberto Baiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mané Catarinense succeeded in the game's 76th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. 79 minutes into the match, Samurai Champions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Monsalve came free, but Alexsandro Netto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samurai Champions FC's Alexsandro Netto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Monsalve in the 82nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Renan Sena during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 82nd minute, Renan Sena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Pedro da Mata during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Artur Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexsandro Netto having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Miguel Monsalve left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lobo Guará fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Lobo Guará were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Samurai Champions FC for a fine match.