U18 League

Estádio Sinházão
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Evandro Braga took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arlindo Teixeira in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alex Vander saved SinháCity FC from getting behind. A collision led to SinháCity FC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Luiz Fábio de Mendonça hit a great ball. 10 minutes into the game, Abutres 2003 FDP's Didi Ferreira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alex Vander made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Didi Ferreira in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alex Vander prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Didi Ferreira took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alex Vander. Alex Vander dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Evandro Braga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Valdir Mattos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Conrado Fernandez was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Evandro Braga who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 23rdth minute tested the skills of Conrado Fernandez when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 30 minutes into the match, Arlindo Teixeira notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of SinháCity FC's Alex Vander. Alex Vander was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arlindo Teixeira in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alex Vander prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Abutres 2003 FDP's zone, Fellipe dos Santos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Conrado Fernandez came out of the goal and Fellipe dos Santos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind SinháCity FC's goalkeeper Alex Vander, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, SinháCity FC's Luiz Fábio de Mendonça got a free kick in the 42nd minute. The supporters of Abutres 2003 FDP booed when SinháCity FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fábio de Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute Didi Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Vander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Didi Ferreira made a kick off. A collision led to SinháCity FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Fellipe dos Santos hit a great ball. Alex Vander was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Luiz Nóbrega. After a rather tough play, Abutres 2003 FDP's Guto Arruda got a free kick in the 57th minute. The supporters of SinháCity FC booed when Abutres 2003 FDP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guto Arruda didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute Giovanni Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Conrado Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 64 played minutes SinháCity FC got a freekick which was hit by Nando Baptista. Evandro Braga hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Conrado Fernandez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evandro Braga in the 72nd minute of play. Alex Vander was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Arlindo Teixeira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Arlindo Teixeira really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. When Filipe Moreira came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Abutres 2003 FDP fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Filipe Moreira couldn't finish the play. In the 81st minute, Valdir Mattos made a precise shot to the right of Conrado Fernandez. Abutres 2003 FDP's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. A collision led to SinháCity FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Fellipe dos Santos hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giovanni Rocha during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Giovanni Rocha hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute, Didi Ferreira 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. Alex Vander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arlindo Teixeira in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Horácio Antunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Abutres 2003 FDP had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.