U18 League

ARENA MINEIRA
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. Tião Castro started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Rubinho Tavares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luan Nogueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hugo do Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guto de Toledo in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute Ciro Simões shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo do Valle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Luan Nogueira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tião Castro. An unexpected shot in the 10th minute by Erik Coelho got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Hugo do Valle came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by MarquinhosEC's Fabinho Marinho. But to his dismay, Fabinho Marinho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Henrique Domingues hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Hugo do Valle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorian Prado, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. A collision led to COURO COME FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Dino Medeiros hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the game, Ciro Simões cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Hugo do Valle was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rubinho Tavares got free with Luan Nogueira in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Guto de Toledo's late challenge caught a COURO COME FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guto de Toledo helped the player get up and apologised. Guto de Toledo kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rubinho Tavares in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luan Nogueira saved MarquinhosEC from getting behind. Reynaldo Souto took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hugo do Valle. Hugo do Valle dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Hugo do Valle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guto de Toledo in the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabinho Marinho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Rubinho Tavares notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of MarquinhosEC's Luan Nogueira. Luan Nogueira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 55 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goal looked a bit too open when Reynaldo Souto came free, but Hugo do Valle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tião Castro in the 57th minute of play forced MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Luan Nogueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MarquinhosEC's Luan Nogueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tião Castro in the 58th minute of play. Luan Nogueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tião Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After 64 minutes, Fabinho Marinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MarquinhosEC and the COURO COME FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 68th minute, Antônio Tasso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luan Nogueira was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. After 70 played minutes MarquinhosEC got a freekick which was hit by Reynaldo Souto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tião Castro in the 84th minute of play forced MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Luan Nogueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luan Nogueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antônio Tasso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guto de Toledo was shown his second yellow card after 94 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Guto de Toledo kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.