U18 League

Arena Bahia City
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. Sebastião Garcia started the match with the kick off. Mário Matorin's late challenge caught a OxentePaisa Salcity's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mário Matorin helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of OxentePaisa Salcity booed when FÊNIX F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mário Matorin didn't get a good kick on the ball. 11 minutes into the match, FÊNIX F.C.'s goalkeeper Artur Maranhense had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sebastião Garcia. Artur Maranhense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júnior Sergipano in the 18th minute of the match. Artur Maranhense made an important save on a dangerous shot by Júnior Sergipano in the 19th minute. After having played for 23 minutes, Sebastião Garcia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. OxentePaisa Salcity's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastião Garcia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Saldanha in the 25th minute of play forced OxentePaisa Salcity's goalkeeper Luís Paulo da Silveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sebastião Garcia got free with Artur Maranhense in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederico Botelho in the 33rd minute of play forced FÊNIX F.C.'s goalkeeper Artur Maranhense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Armando Saldanha in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Paulo da Silveira saved OxentePaisa Salcity from getting behind. Luís Paulo da Silveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mário Matorin in the 41st minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, Oswaldo Fantini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Paulo da Silveira. OxentePaisa Salcity's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oswaldo Fantini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Tiago Dante charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tiago Dante the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FÊNIX F.C. booed when OxentePaisa Salcity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiago Dante didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Armando Saldanha stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Oswaldo Fantini hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute of the match, Armando Saldanha tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luís Paulo da Silveira saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, FÊNIX F.C.'s Armando Saldanha got a free kick in the 55th minute. Artur Maranhense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frederico Botelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. FÊNIX F.C.'s Artur Maranhense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frederico Botelho in the 60th minute of play. 66 minutes into the game, OxentePaisa Salcity's Júnior Sergipano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Artur Maranhense made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Oswaldo Fantini kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Artur Maranhense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júnior Sergipano in the 82nd minute of the match. Sebastião Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oswaldo Fantini got free with Luís Paulo da Silveira in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luís Paulo da Silveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mário Matorin in the 88th minute of play. Armando Saldanha succeeded in the game's 95th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-2. OxentePaisa Salcity's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.