U18 League

RÖK Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Yan Pirani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernandão Branco in the 7th minute of play. Landulfos FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Célio Gonçalves in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arlindo Brasil in the 12th minute of play forced RÖK's goalkeeper Yan Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Arlindo Brasil ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yan Pirani was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 23rd minute Lucas Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir do Valle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Landulfos FC's Vladimir do Valle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Amorim in the 24th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Dé Guedes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vladimir do Valle. Landulfos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dé Guedes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Vladimir do Valle made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Pedro Augusto Amaral sent off a good shot on target. In the 42nd minute, Pedro Augusto Amaral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yan Pirani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arlindo Brasil's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arlindo Brasil in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yan Pirani saved RÖK from getting behind. A collision led to RÖK getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Joélson Palmeira hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Amorim during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lucas Amorim hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Arlindo Brasil made the kick off in the second half. Joélson Palmeira hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. With his leg Yan Pirani managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when Landulfos FC's Arlindo Brasil fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vladimir do Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Augusto Amaral in the 67th minute of play. After some careless play in the RÖK defense, Arlindo Brasil kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yan Pirani. The RÖK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yan Pirani should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Lucas Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot. RÖK's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucas Amorim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vladimir do Valle breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yan Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernandão Branco, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. A collision led to RÖK getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Gilson Dionísio hit a great ball. Yan Pirani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernandão Branco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Landulfos FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Landulfos FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.