U18 League

LEÕES DO SUL
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Claudinho Valle took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the match, TRICOSHOW F.CLUB's goalkeeper Vicente Lara had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tarcisio Baptista. Egídio Reis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinho Valle in the 11th minute of play. TRICOSHOW F.CLUB's Francisco de Carvalho got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Germano Custódio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 19th minute, Francisco de Carvalho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TRICOSHOW F.CLUB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 24 minutes into the match, Germano Custódio notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Leões do Sul 53's Egídio Reis. Egídio Reis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. TRICOSHOW F.CLUB made a substitution. Geovanni Paraibano replaced Claudinho Valle. Egídio Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco de Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Tarcisio Baptista's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Vicente Lara firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ronaldinho de Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Francisco de Carvalho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TRICOSHOW F.CLUB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After the first half TRICOSHOW F.CLUB were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Tarcisio Baptista made the kick off in the second half. When TRICOSHOW F.CLUB's Francisco de Carvalho in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leões do Sul 53's goalie prevented a goal. In the 60thth minute of the game Francisco de Carvalho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leões do Sul 53's Egídio Reis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 61 minutes, Dedé Almeida mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Leões do Sul 53 and the TRICOSHOW F.CLUB players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Leões do Sul 53's Dedé Almeida got a free kick in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Soeiro in the 63rd minute of play forced TRICOSHOW F.CLUB's goalkeeper Vicente Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovanni Paraibano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Egídio Reis having to make a save. Through an outstanding action, after 72 minutes, Egídio Reis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. TRICOSHOW F.CLUB's Germano Custódio got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paulo Travassos kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. The long shot by Hudson Chaves in the 80th minute really tested Egídio Reis's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Leões do Sul 53's Egídio Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Germano Custódio in the 83rd minute of play. Hudson Chaves was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 84 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute, Dedé Almeida sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and TRICOSHOW F.CLUB's Vicente Lara didn't even have to move. If Bernardo Soeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 92 minutes into the game, Afonsinho Duarte threw the ball into play from the sideline. Leões do Sul 53's Ronaldinho de Castro quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 94 minutes of play, Leões do Sul 53's Tarcisio Baptista made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vicente Lara was left in no man's land by his defense there!