U18 League

SALIMEN Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) After a rather tough play, SALIMEN's Marcel Romero got a free kick in the 2nd minute. SALIMEN's Claudinho Teixeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nildo de Amaral in the 4th minute of play. After having played for 7 minutes, Aníbal Branco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SALIMEN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aníbal Branco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belmiro Baptista in the 9th minute of play forced IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.'s goalkeeper Doni Pitta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Ademir Pimenta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinho Teixeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nildo de Amaral hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. José Vítor Paiva might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Doni Pitta. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Vítor Paiva ran back to his position shaking his head. Doni Pitta made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when José Vítor Paiva sent off a good shot on target. 16 minutes into the match, IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Aníbal Branco came free, but Doni Pitta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Doni Pitta came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by SALIMEN's José Vítor Paiva. But to his dismay, José Vítor Paiva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. The audience was convinced that Belmiro Baptista's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Doni Pitta was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aníbal Branco during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SALIMEN getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Aníbal Branco hit a great ball. After 27 played minutes IsioSamuel Jrs F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Arruda. Doni Pitta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aníbal Branco's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. With 36 minutes on the clock, Ernesto Machado commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 38th minute there was a penalty for IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.. Gugu Vander stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Claudinho Teixeira. 1-1. 41 minutes into the game, Tião Dante cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Doni Pitta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dráuzio Santos charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dráuzio Santos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 46 played minutes SALIMEN got a freekick which was hit by Dráuzio Santos. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nildo de Amaral stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Natã Alcântara charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Natã Alcântara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of SALIMEN booed when IsioSamuel Jrs F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Natã Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Doni Pitta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Vítor Paiva in the 60th minute of the match. José Vítor Paiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Claudinho Teixeira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ademir Pimenta's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Aníbal Branco struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Doni Pitta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SALIMEN. A collision led to SALIMEN getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Belmiro Baptista hit a great ball. Aníbal Branco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Doni Pitta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, SALIMEN's Marcel Romero got a free kick in the 84th minute. The supporters of IsioSamuel Jrs F.C. booed when SALIMEN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aníbal Branco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tião Dante charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tião Dante the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play.