U18 League

Estádio Uno Mille
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fabinho Marinho kicked off to start the match. Fabinho Marinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Delfim Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fausto Lima recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, MarquinhosEC's Sílvio Luiz Baiano got control of the ball when Fausto Lima tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thiago Cruz charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thiago Cruz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Uno Mille FC's Thiago Cruz got a free kick in the 15th minute. Rafael Mineiro made in the 19th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Haroldo Cearense however managed to control. After 22 played minutes Uno Mille FC got a freekick which was hit by Thiago Cruz. The supporters of MarquinhosEC booed when Uno Mille FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gildo Maranhense didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cacá Mesquita hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Sílvio Luiz Baiano was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Thiago Cruz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Thiago Cruz really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 35th minute Fabinho Marinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delfim Marquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Uno Mille FC's zone, Duarte Barral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Delfim Marquez came out of the goal and Duarte Barral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 42 minutes into the match, Uno Mille FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Simões came free, but Delfim Marquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Luiz Silva charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Luiz Silva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 46 played minutes, MarquinhosEC's Natã Dias shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Delfim Marquez came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in MarquinhosEC reached it. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fausto Lima stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Ciro Simões fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MarquinhosEC's protests and gave Ciro Simões a yellow card for diving instead. After 57 played minutes MarquinhosEC got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Simões. 59 minutes into the match, Reynaldo Souto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Delfim Marquez, 1-2. Uno Mille FC's Delfim Marquez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Simões in the 65th minute of play. With a little luck, Uno Mille FC's Delfim Marquez got control of the ball when Ciro Simões tried to sneak it across the goal line. Duarte Barral kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Pedro Luiz Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Júlio Guimarães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Reynaldo Souto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabinho Marinho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Delfim Marquez came out and tried to block the shot, but Fabinho Marinho slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 87th minute. In the 95th match minute, Uno Mille FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Lima to maneuver through the defense. Delfim Marquez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabinho Marinho in the 97th minute. MarquinhosEC played a much better game than Uno Mille FC and deserved their victory. The Uno Mille FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.