U18 League

Ninho da Águia
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marco Gonçalves got the match started through his kick off. The throw-in from Fausto Batista in the 10th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Flores da Cunha - RS's Wellington Barros. The audience was convinced that Eduardo Reis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rômulo Neiva was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Rômulo Neiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Reis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute Matías Cavalcante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rômulo Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Flores da Cunha - RS's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo Reis came free, but Rômulo Neiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Eduardo Reis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Rômulo Neiva was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. João Francisco Xavier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling João Francisco Xavier in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rômulo Neiva prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Tostão Vidal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rômulo Neiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Reis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Gonçalves hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Eduardo Reis shot a long shot in the 37th minute and a light blocked Rômulo Neiva hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 51st minute of the match, Eduardo Reis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rômulo Neiva saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd rose to their feet as Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's Matías Cavalcante slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rômulo Neiva. That made the score 0-3 after 53 minutes of play. Rômulo Neiva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Matías Cavalcante went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Waldemar Rodrigues got free with Rômulo Neiva in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marco Gonçalves hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Flores da Cunha - RS's Rômulo Neiva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Flores da Cunha - RS from getting a goal against them. Matías Cavalcante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 72nd minute Eduardo Reis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rômulo Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eduardo Reis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rômulo Neiva having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Chicão Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Francisco Xavier got free with Rômulo Neiva in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 88 minutes into the match, Flores da Cunha - RS's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo Reis came free, but Rômulo Neiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Eduardo Reis took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Rômulo Neiva to make any attempt to save it.