U18 League

SALIMEN Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Facopo FBPA's Eriberto Novaes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Eriberto Novaes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Facopo FBPA's supporters rose to their feet, but Eriberto Novaes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claudinho Teixeira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 17 minutes into the match, Belmiro Baptista dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cido Cavalcante, 1-0. Aníbal Branco succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 20th playminute. Cido Cavalcante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Belmiro Baptista in the 29th minute of play. Tiago Gabriel Damião sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Claudinho Teixeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Gabriel Damião, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 33rd minute, Dráuzio Santos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SALIMEN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Belmiro Baptista took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cido Cavalcante. Cido Cavalcante dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Amadeu Alagoano was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 41 minutes into the match. Facopo FBPA's Cido Cavalcante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aníbal Branco in the 44th minute of play. Facopo FBPA's Cido Cavalcante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Belmiro Baptista in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Belmiro Baptista was the one to do the kick off. Cido Cavalcante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Vítor Paiva in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Facopo FBPA's goal looked a bit too open when Belmiro Baptista came free, but Cido Cavalcante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Dráuzio Santos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cido Cavalcante. Facopo FBPA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dráuzio Santos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. In the 59thth minute of the game Claudinho Linhares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SALIMEN's Claudinho Teixeira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cido Cavalcante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aníbal Branco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, Facopo FBPA's goal looked a bit too open when Belmiro Baptista came free, but Cido Cavalcante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 72 played minutes Facopo FBPA got a freekick which was hit by Eriberto Novaes. In the 74th minute, José Vítor Paiva ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cido Cavalcante was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tiago Gabriel Damião during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Facopo FBPA getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Tiago Gabriel Damião hit a great ball. After 79 played minutes, SALIMEN's Teodoro Eger shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cido Cavalcante came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SALIMEN reached it. With a little luck, SALIMEN's Claudinho Teixeira got control of the ball when Claudinho Linhares tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 86th minute, Dráuzio Santos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cido Cavalcante was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. In the 89th minute Belmiro Baptista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cido Cavalcante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Belmiro Baptista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SALIMEN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. SALIMEN had played much better football throughout.