U18 League

Lagoa Azul
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. Celsinho Xavier started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes, Armando Sampaio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Macaco F.C. and the Fala Sério FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Fala Sério FC booed when Macaco F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Sampaio didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 12 minutes of play Macaco F.C.'s Armando Sampaio was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 15th match minute, Macaco F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamim Trancoso to maneuver through the defense. In the 16th match minute, Macaco F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvério de Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Celsinho Xavier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geovanni Pinho was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Cristóvão Leme's late challenge caught a Fala Sério FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristóvão Leme helped the player get up and apologised. Cristóvão Leme hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Macaco F.C.'s zone, Mauro Meireles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geovanni Pinho came out of the goal and Mauro Meireles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 29 minutes into the match, Macaco F.C.'s Silvério de Mendonça sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rubens Arósio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Cássio da Fonseca reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Geovanni Pinho. The goal made the score 1-0. Silvério de Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 44 minutes into the match, Macaco F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cássio da Fonseca came free, but Geovanni Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 2-0.

In the 52nd minute, Mauro Meireles ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geovanni Pinho was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 57th minute, Mauro Meireles ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geovanni Pinho was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. 63 minutes into the game, Fala Sério FC's Mauro Meireles nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geovanni Pinho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. In the 72nd minute, Mauro Meireles made a precise shot to the right of Geovanni Pinho. Macaco F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. In the 75th minute, Silvério de Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, Mauro Meireles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Geovanni Pinho. Macaco F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mauro Meireles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Macaco F.C.'s Silvério de Mendonça got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.