U18 League

Boca do Dragao
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. Ezequiel Barral started the match with the kick off. Caetano Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Vítor Rodrigues in the 4th minute of the match. Jean Eger was extremely unlucky when he, in the 5th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Nilmar Rosa hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Nestor Quintal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jean Eger in the 12th minute. Inácio das Neves kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Caetano Veiga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Carlos de Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Caetano Veiga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Barral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute, Gilberto Gonçalves made a precise shot to the right of Caetano Veiga. Minotauro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Gilberto Gonçalves's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Caetano Veiga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Inácio das Neves's late challenge caught a Minotauro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Inácio das Neves helped the player get up and apologised. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Zé Carlos de Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Independente FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Zé Carlos de Azevedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Caetano Veiga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Caetano Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ezequiel Barral, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Inácio das Neves kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Caetano Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ezequiel Barral, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 37 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Independente FC's Ezequiel Barral fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 42 minutes into the game, one of Minotauro:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After the first half Independente FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Nestor Quintal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guto Abraão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Vítor Rodrigues's late challenge caught a Minotauro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Vítor Rodrigues helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean Eger in the 58th minute of play forced Independente FC's goalkeeper Nestor Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jean Eger might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nestor Quintal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jean Eger ran back to his position shaking his head. Ezequiel Barral kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Ezequiel Barral notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Minotauro's Caetano Veiga. Caetano Veiga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. José Vítor Rodrigues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caetano Veiga having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, José Vítor Rodrigues took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Caetano Veiga to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of Independente FC booed when Minotauro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Guimarães didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 1-5 when José Vítor Rodrigues sped through Minotauro's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Caetano Veiga. In the 88th minute, Gilberto Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Independente FC's Walmir Berger got a free kick in the 90th minute. Independente FC's Nestor Quintal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean Eger in the 93rd minute of play. The Minotauro fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Independente FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.