U18 League

Portugália Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pedrão Saldanha got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christiano Alves got free with João Freitas in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 5th match minute, Toa Toa 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jailson Diniz to maneuver through the defense. After 8 minutes of play, CA Portugália's Christiano Alves made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Freitas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Toa Toa 4EVER's João Freitas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celso Negri in the 15th minute of play. 1-1 became the score in the 20th minute when Jailson Diniz elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, Toa Toa 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Christiano Alves came free, but João Freitas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Toa Toa 4EVER's defense didn't have a chance, in the 25th minute, when Pedrão Saldanha scored to the left of an out of position João Freitas, making the score, 2-1. After a rather tough play, CA Portugália's Ruy Machado got a free kick in the 30th minute. Álvaro Zanette came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Toa Toa 4EVER's Jairo Quintal. But to his dismay, Jairo Quintal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. 36 minutes into the game, CA Portugália's Celso Negri nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. João Freitas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Álvaro Zanette didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jairo Quintal went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. The first half was very even, with the score at 3-3 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Diguinho Nunes was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Negri in the 53rd minute of play forced Toa Toa 4EVER's goalkeeper João Freitas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedrão Saldanha took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised João Freitas. João Freitas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3. After a rather tough play, Toa Toa 4EVER's Diguinho Nunes got a free kick in the 57th minute. João Freitas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedrão Saldanha, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. João Freitas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christiano Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Alves in the 67th minute of play forced Toa Toa 4EVER's goalkeeper João Freitas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Freitas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Negri in the 71st minute of play. A collision led to Toa Toa 4EVER getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Hélder Mangueira hit a great ball. João Freitas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Alves, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Raí Viana charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Raí Viana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 77 played minutes Toa Toa 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Raí Viana. Álvaro Zanette showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diguinho Nunes in the 88th minute of the match. João Freitas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruy Machado, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After a rather tough play, CA Portugália's Ruy Machado got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Álvaro Zanette showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diguinho Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. There was no doubt that CA Portugália were the better team. CA Portugália's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.