U18 League

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Vítor Nóbrega kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Inter Gala's Faustão Hermes got control of the ball when Luís Fabiano Figueiredo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Inter Gala booed when Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelinho Miranda didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Luís Fabiano Figueiredo notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Inter Gala's Faustão Hermes. Faustão Hermes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 17th match minute, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor Lara to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Inter Gala getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Basílio Ferraz hit a great ball. The supporters of Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- booed when Inter Gala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tony Ferraz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute of the match Luiz Eduardo Domingues sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Faustão Hermes skillfully saved the ball. In the 33rd minute, Emanuel Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Haroldo Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giuseppe Fonseca in the 37th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tony Ferraz during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Inter Gala getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Tony Ferraz hit a great ball. Luís Fabiano Figueiredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faustão Hermes having to interfere. Geovânio Toscano scored 2-0 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Faustão Hermes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Geovânio Toscano was the one to do the kick off. Tony Ferraz hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute of the match, José Vítor Nóbrega tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Haroldo Recife saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience was convinced that Geovânio Toscano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Faustão Hermes was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Haroldo Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Víktor Passos in the 65th minute of the match. In the 66th match minute, Inter Gala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mané Perez to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute of the match Luiz Eduardo Domingues sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Faustão Hermes skillfully saved the ball. Haroldo Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Víktor Passos in the 68th minute of play. In the 70th minute, José Vítor Nóbrega hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Giuseppe Fonseca hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Geovânio Toscano put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Faustão Hermes. After 80 played minutes Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Eduardo Domingues. 81 minutes into the match, Basílio Ferraz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Haroldo Recife, 3-1. The supporters of Inter Gala booed when Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flávio Branco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Inter Gala's Giuseppe Fonseca got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 93 minutes of play, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Luiz Eduardo Domingues made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Faustão Hermes was left in no man's land by his defense there! For all the effort they put into the match, the Inter Gala players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-.