U18 League

Biancão
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. Celso Dantas started the match with the kick off. Pratigipe EC's Cláudio Soares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Pratigipe EC from getting a goal against them. Aloísio Fernandez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Cláudio Soares made a huge save. With a little luck, Pratigipe EC's Cláudio Soares got control of the ball when Edvaldo Pombal tried to sneak it across the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Natã Hames cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Dagoberto Trancoso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 18 minutes, Celso Dantas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pratigipe EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Celso Dantas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 24th minute Edvaldo Pombal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Soares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cláudio Soares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thiago Mandrak, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 27th minute Edvaldo Pombal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Soares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cláudio Soares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvaldo Pombal, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After 31 played minutes Pratigipe EC got a freekick which was hit by Chiquinho Oliveira. Marcus Souto, 32 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After a rather tough play, Jipa RO's Thiago Mandrak got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Cláudio Soares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Thiago Mandrak showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 38 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jefferson Tasso in the 42nd minute of play forced Pratigipe EC's goalkeeper Cláudio Soares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jefferson Tasso in the 43rd minute of play forced Pratigipe EC's goalkeeper Cláudio Soares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cláudio Soares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edvaldo Pombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the match, Pratigipe EC's goalkeeper Cláudio Soares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aloísio Fernandez. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edvaldo Pombal to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Jefferson Tasso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jipa RO's Dagoberto Trancoso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Jipa RO from getting a goal against them. In the 61st minute, Edvaldo Pombal made a precise shot to the right of Cláudio Soares. Pratigipe EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Cláudio Soares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edvaldo Pombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute Edvaldo Pombal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Soares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 72 minutes, Natã Hames managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pratigipe EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Natã Hames was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 74 minutes into the game, one of Jipa RO:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When Thiago Mandrak fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jipa RO's protests and gave Thiago Mandrak a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Jipa RO getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Thiago Mandrak hit a great ball. Celso Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cláudio Soares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edvaldo Pombal in the 84th minute of play. Cláudio Soares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edvaldo Pombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jefferson Tasso in the 91st minute of play forced Pratigipe EC's goalkeeper Cláudio Soares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute, Jefferson Tasso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cláudio Soares was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Cláudio Soares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thiago Mandrak in the 98th minute of the match.