U18 League

Arena Malzibier
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Carlos Alberto Figueiredo made the kick off which started today's match. Carlos Alberto Figueiredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rômulo Neiva having to interfere. When MALZBIER's Carlos Alberto Figueiredo in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Flores da Cunha - RS's goalie prevented a goal. Rômulo Neiva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Alberto Figueiredo's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the match, MALZBIER's goal looked a bit too open when Júlio Breckenfeld came free, but Rodriguinho Zonta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th match minute, Flores da Cunha - RS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eurico de Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes into the match, Flores da Cunha - RS's goal looked a bit too open when Adilson Palmeira came free, but Rômulo Neiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as MALZBIER's Carlos Alberto Figueiredo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rômulo Neiva. That made the score 2-0 after 19 minutes of play. After a defensive mix-up in Flores da Cunha - RS's zone, Gilvan Vergílio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rômulo Neiva came out of the goal and Gilvan Vergílio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carlos Alberto Figueiredo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Rômulo Neiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 27 minutes into the match, Flores da Cunha - RS's goalkeeper Rômulo Neiva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Alberto Figueiredo. Rodriguinho Zonta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tostão Vidal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Flores da Cunha - RS's goalkeeper Rômulo Neiva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilvan Vergílio. In the 36th minute, Carlos Alberto Figueiredo made a precise shot to the right of Rômulo Neiva. Flores da Cunha - RS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Gilvan Vergílio struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Rômulo Neiva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MALZBIER. Tomás Oliveira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rômulo Neiva having to make a save. Rômulo Neiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Alberto Figueiredo in the 47th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. 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 Marco Gonçalves to make the kick off. After 53 minutes of play, MALZBIER's Adilson Palmeira made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rômulo Neiva was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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 Rômulo Neiva was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Oliveira in the 65th minute of play forced Flores da Cunha - RS's goalkeeper Rômulo Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, Wellington Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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 Rômulo Neiva was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlos Alberto Figueiredo in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rômulo Neiva saved Flores da Cunha - RS from getting behind. In the 71stth minute of the game Adilson Palmeira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Flores da Cunha - RS's Rômulo Neiva was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlos Alberto Figueiredo in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rômulo Neiva saved Flores da Cunha - RS from getting behind. Rômulo Neiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilvan Vergílio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ernesto Jacinto during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 83rd minute of the game. One of Flores da Cunha - RS:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of MALZBIER:s goal. If Carlos Alberto Figueiredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes into the game, MALZBIER's Adilson Palmeira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rômulo Neiva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. In the 96th minute Adilson Palmeira 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. 99 minutes into the game, Tostão Vidal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Flores da Cunha - RS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MALZBIER the free kick. After 99 played minutes Flores da Cunha - RS got a freekick which was hit by Tostão Vidal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. MALZBIER fully deserved thier win.