U18 League

Lagoa Azul
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Franklin Baptista made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th match minute, Bitelon FC - SAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruninho Quadros to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Bitelon FC - SAF's Bruninho Quadros got a free kick in the 9th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Fala Sério FC's Mauro Meireles sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Faustão Prado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Bitelon FC - SAF's Fiori Souto got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 20th minute, Fiori Souto 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. In the 22nd minute of the match Bruninho Quadros sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rubens Arósio skillfully saved the ball. After 23rd play minutes Franklin Baptista shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Rubens Arósio and just under the crossbar into goal. 26 minutes into the game, Luís Couto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fala Sério FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bitelon FC - SAF the free kick. After 27 played minutes Fala Sério FC got a freekick which was hit by Luís Couto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celsinho Xavier in the 32nd minute of play forced Bitelon FC - SAF's goalkeeper Faustão Prado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34thth minute of the game Fiori Souto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fala Sério FC's Rubens Arósio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enéas Soeiro in the 35th minute of play forced Fala Sério FC's goalkeeper Rubens Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enéas Soeiro in the 35th minute of play forced Fala Sério FC's goalkeeper Rubens Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Chicão Quirino fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bitelon FC - SAF's protests and gave Chicão Quirino a yellow card for diving instead. In the 41st minute, Chicão Quirino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Franklin Baptista during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 47 played minutes Bitelon FC - SAF got a freekick which was hit by Franklin Baptista. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Celsinho Xavier stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rubens Arósio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fiori Souto in the 55th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Enéas Soeiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rubens Arósio. Fala Sério FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enéas Soeiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Fiori Souto put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Rubens Arósio. Fiori Souto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Rubens Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Mauro Meireles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rubens Arósio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enéas Soeiro in the 82nd minute of play. After 83 minutes, Cássio da Fonseca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fala Sério FC and the Bitelon FC - SAF players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Bitelon FC - SAF getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Franklin Baptista hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the match, Franklin Baptista had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rubens Arósio. Fala Sério FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Franklin Baptista was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Bitelon FC - SAF had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.