U18 League

Estádio Rei Pelé
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristian Duarte got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Luisinho Silva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Morro Grande E.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Minotauro the free kick. A collision led to Minotauro getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Zé Paulo Mendonça hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Tarcisio Cabral took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Rafael Paraíba to make any attempt to save it. 11 minutes into the game, Breno Salgado recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rafael Paraíba. Breno Salgado showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. After 16 played minutes Morro Grande E.C got a freekick which was hit by Allan Mineiro. A collision led to Minotauro getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Zé Paulo Mendonça hit a great ball. Cristian Duarte took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rafael Paraíba. Minotauro's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Guto Abraão notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Morro Grande E.C's Clóvis Motta. Clóvis Motta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Allan Mineiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rafael Paraíba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Breno Salgado in the 38th minute of the match. Cristian Duarte kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After having played for 61 minutes, Guto Abraão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Minotauro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guto Abraão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Morro Grande E.C getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Maurício Linhares hit a great ball. In the 69th minute, Bruno Dante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Minotauro's Zé Paulo Mendonça suffered a sore thigh after 74 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Luisinho Silva was shown his second yellow card after 74 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Minotauro made a substitution. Diguinho Cardozo replaced Zé Paulo Mendonça. Luisinho Silva hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Diguinho Cardozo hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Allan Mineiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rafael Paraíba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Allan Mineiro ran back to his position shaking his head. 93 minutes into the game, Diguinho Cardozo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Minotauro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Morro Grande E.C the free kick. Diguinho Cardozo hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match.