U18 League

Arena Malzibier
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlos Alberto Figueiredo started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elano Marques in the 3rd minute of play forced MALZBIER's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Zandarin FC's goalkeeper Raphael de Queiroz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomás Oliveira. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlos Alberto Figueiredo in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Raphael de Queiroz saved Zandarin FC from getting behind. Carlos Alberto Figueiredo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raphael de Queiroz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute of the match MALZBIER got a corner. Zandarin FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dorian Terra ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 23rd match minute, Zandarin FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michel Salgado to maneuver through the defense. Raphael de Queiroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Figueiredo in the 26th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Kaká Cardozo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raphael de Queiroz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Carlos Alberto Figueiredo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 37 minute of play. Raphael de Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilvan Vergílio, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Elano Marques was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Jairo Moura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd minute, Luizinho Amorim got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Adilson Palmeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raphael de Queiroz having to interfere. Raphael de Queiroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Figueiredo in the 57th minute of play. Raphael de Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Oliveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Zandarin FC's Claudinho Quirino got a free kick in the 63rd minute. The audience was convinced that Carlos Alberto Figueiredo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raphael de Queiroz was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Carlos Alberto Figueiredo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Raphael de Queiroz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Tomás Oliveira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raphael de Queiroz. Zandarin FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomás Oliveira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. In the 75th minute Adilson Palmeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raphael de Queiroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raphael de Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. If Gilvan Vergílio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raphael de Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Raphael de Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Oliveira in the 90th minute of the match. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zandarin FC's goalkeeper Raphael de Queiroz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tomás Oliveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raphael de Queiroz having to interfere. MALZBIER walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.