U18 League

Arena Malzibier
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Evandro Braga started the match with the kick off. Valdir Mattos hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Rodriguinho Zonta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdir Mattos in the 6th minute of play. Rodriguinho Zonta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evandro Braga in the 7th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlos Alberto Figueiredo in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alex Vander saved SinháCity FC from getting behind. When Carlos Alberto Figueiredo came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the MALZBIER 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 Carlos Alberto Figueiredo couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute, Carlos Alberto Figueiredo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alex Vander was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. A collision led to SinháCity FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Evandro Braga hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Carlos Alberto Figueiredo managed to get in a good position for a shot. MALZBIER's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Alberto Figueiredo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alex Vander breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Adilson Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Fellipe dos Santos fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SinháCity FC's protests and gave Fellipe dos Santos a yellow card for diving instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlos Alberto Figueiredo in the 36th 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. The supporters of SinháCity FC booed when MALZBIER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesinha Ribeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carlos Alberto Figueiredo was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Giovanni Rocha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dorian Terra took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alex Vander. SinháCity FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 58thth minute of the game Carlos Alberto Figueiredo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SinháCity FC's Alex Vander was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlos Alberto Figueiredo in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alex Vander saved SinháCity FC from getting behind. The supporters of MALZBIER booed when SinháCity FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horácio Antunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th match minute, MALZBIER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomás Oliveira to maneuver through the defense. 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 Alex Vander was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Luiz Fábio de Mendonça kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. After 78 played minutes SinháCity FC got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Fábio de Mendonça. Adilson Palmeira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alex Vander read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Cesinha Ribeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Fellipe dos Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Alberto Figueiredo might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alex Vander. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlos Alberto Figueiredo ran back to his position shaking his head. When the referee ended the match the MALZBIER players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.