U18 League

S.S. Karaboudjan
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. Afonso Baiano started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the game, Arlindo Neiva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Karaboudjan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Villa Verde FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Karaboudjan's Arlindo Neiva got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute, Willian Vergílio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Karaboudjan's Aloísio Gaspar got a free kick in the 10th minute. Kiko da Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fernando Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Karaboudjan's Kiko da Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Baiano in the 15th minute of play. Kiko da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willian Vergílio in the 16th minute of the match. After 18 minutes, Luís Fernando Barros made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Karaboudjan's Kiko da Costa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 20 minutes into the match, Afonso Baiano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kiko da Costa. Karaboudjan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Afonso Baiano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Afonso Baiano might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kiko da Costa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Afonso Baiano ran back to his position shaking his head. When Villa Verde FC's Afonso Baiano in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Karaboudjan's goalie prevented a goal. Villa Verde FC's Igor Camargo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aloísio Gaspar in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Karaboudjan's Tales Mota seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Tales Mota the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Karaboudjan protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Tales Mota had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 30 minutes into the game, one of Karaboudjan:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 33rd minute there was a penalty for Villa Verde FC. Marcelo Alagoano stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Kiko da Costa. 0-3. Kiko da Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Baiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kiko da Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Fernando Barros in the 36th minute of play. In the 44th match minute, Villa Verde FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudinei Duarte to maneuver through the defense. Frank Soares recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The wind increased when Frank Soares made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Frank Soares made a precise shot to the right of Igor Camargo. Villa Verde FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Aloísio Gaspar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Luís Fernando Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 60 minutes into the match, Karaboudjan's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Baiano came free, but Kiko da Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 62 minutes, Kiko da Costa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 64th play minutes Luís Fernando Barros shot 1-4, a short shot which went by Kiko da Costa and just under the crossbar into goal. Afonso Baiano scored 1-5 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kiko da Costa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Villa Verde FC's Igor Camargo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Soares in the 71st minute of play. Karaboudjan's Kiko da Costa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Karaboudjan from getting a goal against them. When Afonso Baiano came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Villa Verde FC 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 Afonso Baiano couldn't finish the play. Kiko da Costa made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Afonso Baiano sent off a good shot on target. Afonso Baiano's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 85thth minute, Kiko da Costa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 89 minutes into the match, Karaboudjan's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Baiano came free, but Kiko da Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Villa Verde FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.