U18 League

Arena Guará
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Thiago Matorin got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Guará FC's Tiaguinho Pirani got a free kick in the 4th minute. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Matías de Moraes got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 7 minutes into the match, Guará FC's goal looked a bit too open when Matías de Moraes came free, but Célio Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olavo Luz in the 11th minute of play. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olavo Luz in the 14th minute of play. After having played for 16 minutes, Matías de Moraes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matías de Moraes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thiago Matorin's late challenge caught a S.C. Corinthians Paulista's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thiago Matorin helped the player get up and apologised. 25 minutes into the game, Diego da Cunha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Célio Mendonça was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 28 minutes into the match, Olavo Luz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Luiz Fernando Figueiredo, 1-1. Célio Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego da Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Frank dos Santos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Guará FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Thiago Matorin hit a great ball.

When Diego da Cunha came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the S.C. Corinthians Paulista 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 Diego da Cunha couldn't finish the play. In the 62nd minute, Olavo Luz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Guará FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Matías de Moraes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Célio Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Guará FC's zone, Matías de Moraes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Célio Mendonça came out of the goal and Matías de Moraes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thiago Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago Matorin was shown his second yellow card after 79 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Thiago Matorin kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Adalberto Veloso got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 89 minutes into the match, Guará FC's goalkeeper Célio Mendonça had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matías de Moraes. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Guará FC were victorious despite being under pressure from S.C. Corinthians Paulista for much of the match.