U18 League

Arena SAU.
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Guilherme Cruz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The crowd rose to their feet as Jurassic Monsters SA's Caco da Rocha slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Filipe Cruz. That made the score 1-0 after 2 minutes of play. A collision led to Ferreira Lopes MZC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Guilherme Cruz hit a great ball. Duarte Prata took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lucas Pirani. Lucas Pirani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. If Carlos Alberto Novaes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 30 played minutes Jurassic Monsters SA got a freekick which was hit by Caco da Rocha. Lucas Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovânio Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 44 minutes into the game, Ferreira Lopes MZC's Carlos Alberto Novaes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucas Pirani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Magno Velasco made the kick off in the second half. Filipe Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magno Velasco, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After a rather tough play, Jurassic Monsters SA's Angelo Almeida got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Lucas Pirani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mané Araújo in the 54th minute of play. The supporters of Ferreira Lopes MZC booed when Jurassic Monsters SA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dadá Netto didn't get a good kick on the ball. 61 minutes into the game, Ferreira Lopes MZC's Guilherme Cruz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucas Pirani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. In the 65th minute Carlos Alberto Novaes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Pirani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dadá Netto hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Jurassic Monsters SA's Lucas Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Alberto Novaes in the 73rd minute of play. Lucas Pirani made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Carlos Alberto Novaes sent off a good shot on target. Filipe Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magno Velasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the game, Duarte Prata recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Lucas Pirani. Duarte Prata showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. Lucas Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Alberto Novaes in the 94th minute of the match. When the match was over Ferreira Lopes MZC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Jurassic Monsters SA throughout the match.