U18 League

Estádio Douradão
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, 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. Lenílson Santos started the match with the kick off. Lenílson Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Marzagão's Neil Mar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edmílson Matos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 8th match minute, AFC - Curitiba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gugu Félix to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, AFC - Curitiba's Lenílson Santos got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute of the match Leonardo Vides sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edmílson Matos skillfully saved the ball. Alfredinho Quintal fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 16th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. Edmílson Matos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Vides, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. AFC - Curitiba's Hudson Pinho got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Conrado Damião managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC - Curitiba's supporters rose to their feet, but Conrado Damião was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Luís Fernandez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 32nd minute, Fabiano de Queiroz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edmílson Matos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Hudson Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Pedro Luís Fernandez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Alfredinho Quintal fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Marzagão's protests and gave Alfredinho Quintal a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 40th minute of the game. One of Marzagão:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AFC - Curitiba:s goal. In the 42nd minute there was a penalty for AFC - Curitiba. Luizão Ferraz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Pedro Luís Fernandez. 1-2. Edmílson Matos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabiano de Queiroz's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Marzagão's Remo Borges was substituted for Leonardo Vides. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabiano de Queiroz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 58 played minutes Marzagão got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Saraiva. With a little luck, AFC - Curitiba's Edmílson Matos got control of the ball when Remo Borges tried to sneak it across the goal line. Régis Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th minute of the match Cleiton Paulista sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edmílson Matos skillfully saved the ball. Edmílson Matos made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Remo Borges sent off a good shot on target. Marzagão's Pedro Luís Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hudson Pinho in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Alberto Prado fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Edmílson Matos was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Alfredinho Quintal. Pedro Luís Fernandez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hudson Pinho in the 77th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Neil Mar came free, but Edmílson Matos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AFC - Curitiba's Edmílson Matos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save AFC - Curitiba from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice moves Remo Borges could shoot a difficult shot in the 87th minute, which Edmílson Matos however easily saved by the left post. After 88 played minutes AFC - Curitiba got a freekick which was hit by Agostinho Castro. The AFC - Curitiba fans' excitement grew in the 94th match minute when AFC - Curitiba's Hudson Pinho looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 98 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Edmílson Matos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabiano de Queiroz. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The AFC - Curitiba fans cheered their team off the field, for while Marzagão had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.