U18 League

Papunhas
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Santo Amaro AC's Sandro Barreto 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. Lauro Secco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Furtado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Beto Maciel's late challenge caught a Papunhas EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Beto Maciel helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Santo Amaro AC's Beto Maciel got a free kick in the 9th minute. The supporters of Santo Amaro AC booed when Papunhas EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guilherme Moraes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lauro Secco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandro Barreto in the 17th minute of the match. Lauro Secco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandro Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. David Furtado struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Eusébio Albuquerque didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Papunhas EC. After a defensive mix-up in Santo Amaro AC's zone, David Furtado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eusébio Albuquerque came out of the goal and David Furtado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luís Fernando Nogueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusébio Albuquerque having to interfere. Eusébio Albuquerque showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Furtado in the 31st minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Sandro Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lauro Secco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 34 minutes, Egídio Ferraz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Papunhas EC and the Santo Amaro AC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Papunhas EC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Egídio Ferraz hit a great ball. Eusébio Albuquerque made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesinha Cordeiro in the 43rd minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David Furtado to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match, Beto Maciel got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lauro Secco was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Lauro Secco made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Ricardo Garcia sent off a good shot on target. After 59 minutes of play Papunhas EC's Egídio Ferraz was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Santo Amaro AC booed when Papunhas EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egídio Ferraz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lauro Secco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Acácio Cabral in the 61st minute of the match. Papunhas EC's Lauro Secco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Acácio Cabral in the 67th minute of play. Luís Fernando Nogueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusébio Albuquerque having to interfere. Eusébio Albuquerque showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fernando Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After 75 played minutes Santo Amaro AC got a freekick which was hit by Fabiano Gaspar. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Luís Fernando Nogueira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Papunhas EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Fernando Nogueira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eusébio Albuquerque breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Luís Fernando Nogueira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eusébio Albuquerque was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Lauro Secco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ricardo Garcia went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Papunhas EC's Lauro Secco got control of the ball when Ricardo Garcia tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Papunhas EC's Lauro Secco got control of the ball when Ricardo Garcia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Beto Maciel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lauro Secco having to interfere. In the 97th minute Luís Fernando Nogueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusébio Albuquerque saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.