U18 League

Arena Bombadão
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Virgílio Teixeira started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Délio Munhoz might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Waldir Pontes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Délio Munhoz ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Virgílio Teixeira got free with Antônio Carlos Cearense in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Pedro Montenegro during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 11 played minutes Fenato futebol clube got a freekick which was hit by João Pedro Montenegro. Walmir Queiroz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the match, Xandeco FC's goal looked a bit too open when José Carlos Romero came free, but Waldir Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Walmir Queiroz's late challenge caught a Fenato futebol clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Walmir Queiroz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 16th minute, Walmir Queiroz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hermínio Seco kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Xandeco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hermínio Seco came free, but Waldir Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Walmir Queiroz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xandeco FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Walmir Queiroz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antônio Carlos Cearense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 25 minutes, Luís Fernando Rosado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fenato futebol clube and the Xandeco FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Fenato futebol clube getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Luís Fernando Rosado hit a great ball. When José Carlos Romero came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Fenato futebol clube fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that José Carlos Romero couldn't finish the play. Waldir Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermínio Seco in the 35th minute of the match. Waldir Pontes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hermínio Seco went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 40th minute, Hermínio Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Waldir Pontes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Carlos Romero in the 44th minute of play forced Xandeco FC's goalkeeper Waldir Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Délio Munhoz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hermínio Seco stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute José Carlos Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waldir Pontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 54 played minutes Xandeco FC got a freekick which was hit by Virgílio Teixeira. In the 55th minute, José Carlos Romero 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Délio Munhoz got free with Waldir Pontes in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 59th minute, José Carlos Romero reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Waldir Pontes. The goal made the score 0-4. José Carlos Romero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Xandeco FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Délio Aparecido hit a great ball. When Hermínio Seco came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Fenato futebol clube fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hermínio Seco couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Fenato futebol clube booed when Xandeco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Délio Aparecido didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute, Vítor Matorin 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. 71 minutes into the game, Cláudio Soares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Xandeco FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fenato futebol clube the free kick. The supporters of Fenato futebol clube booed when Xandeco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cláudio Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgílio Teixeira in the 74th minute of play forced Fenato futebol clube's goalkeeper Antônio Carlos Cearense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Xandeco FC's goal looked a bit too open when José Carlos Romero came free, but Waldir Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xandeco FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 79th minute, when Délio Munhoz scored to the left of an out of position Waldir Pontes, making the score, 0-5. Virgílio Teixeira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vítor Matorin's late challenge caught a Xandeco FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vítor Matorin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 97th match minute, Fenato futebol clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor Matorin to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Fenato futebol clube could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Xandeco FC throughout the match.