U18 League

Estádio Aguinhas
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dráusio Toscano started the match with the kick off. In the 8thth minute of the game Dráusio Toscano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aguinhas's Elder Queiroz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 11 minutes of play, Galo do Japi's Ademir Carvalho made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elder Queiroz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Elder Queiroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denílson Urbano in the 14th minute of play. After 17 played minutes Aguinhas got a freekick which was hit by Vânderson Britto. Maurício Toscano's late challenge caught a Galo do Japi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maurício Toscano helped the player get up and apologised. After 24 played minutes Aguinhas got a freekick which was hit by Maurício Toscano. Elder Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dráusio Toscano in the 25th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the game, Galo do Japi's Luís Madureira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elder Queiroz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 35th minute, Ademir Carvalho 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. 42 minutes into the match, Luís Madureira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elder Queiroz. Aguinhas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luís Madureira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. After the first half Galo do Japi were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Denílson Urbano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Aguinhas's Mário Moreira got a free kick in the 55th minute. 60 minutes into the game, Augusto Guedes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Benedito Nóbrega was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ademir Carvalho came free with the goalkeeper in the 63rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Elder Queiroz could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurício Toscano in the 71st minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Benedito Nóbrega to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Denílson Urbano took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Elder Queiroz to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ademir Carvalho got free with Elder Queiroz in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Galo do Japi's Ademir Carvalho got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Galo do Japi's Ademir Carvalho got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Elder Queiroz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dráusio Toscano's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dráusio Toscano got free with Elder Queiroz in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Aguinhas fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Galo do Japi were clearly better and deserved to take the win.