U18 League

Gan Jah Stadium
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Guilherme Cruz got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Willian Vergílio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filipe Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th match minute, Villa Verde FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willian Vergílio to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute, Carlos Alberto Novaes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 11 played minutes Ferreira Lopes MZC got a freekick which was hit by Manfredo Munhoz. In the 12th minute, Geovânio Torres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute of the match Marcelo Alagoano sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Filipe Cruz skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Ferreira Lopes MZC's Angelo Sampaio got a free kick in the 16th minute. Villa Verde FC's Igor Camargo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Alberto Novaes in the 18th minute of play. Igor Camargo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Alberto Novaes in the 35th minute of the match. After 41 played minutes Ferreira Lopes MZC got a freekick which was hit by Guilherme Cruz. In the 43rd minute of the match, Luís Fernando Barros got a very nice opportunity to score, but Filipe Cruz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 45 minutes into the match, Ferreira Lopes MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Baiano came free, but Filipe Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Afonso Baiano might have been able to make a better finish in the 48th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Filipe Cruz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Afonso Baiano ran back to his position shaking his head. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Afonso Baiano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Afonso Baiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filipe Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th match minute, Ferreira Lopes MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcel Schmidt to maneuver through the defense. Marcelo Alagoano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Filipe Cruz. Ferreira Lopes MZC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Igor Camargo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Novaes, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Manfredo Munhoz was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 69 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute, Marcelo Alagoano made a precise shot to the right of Filipe Cruz. Ferreira Lopes MZC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After 78 minutes of play, Villa Verde FC's Willian Vergílio made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filipe Cruz was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Villa Verde FC booed when Ferreira Lopes MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Sampaio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filipe Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willian Vergílio in the 83rd minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, Willian Vergílio notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Ferreira Lopes MZC's Filipe Cruz. Filipe Cruz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Igor Camargo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Alberto Novaes in the 88th minute of the match.