U18 League

Cruz de Malta
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rafael de Godoi made the kick off which started today's match. With his leg Artur Maranhense managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when Three Lions FC's Rafael de Godoi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 5 minutes into the match, Armando Saldanha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ricardinho Pirani. Three Lions FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Armando Saldanha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Ricardinho Pirani came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by FÊNIX F.C.'s Oswaldo Fantini. But to his dismay, Oswaldo Fantini quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Álvaro Proença received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Artur Maranhense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to FÊNIX F.C. getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Adelino Paraíba hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute, Mário Matorin 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. FÊNIX F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Álvaro Proença scored to the left of an out of position Artur Maranhense, making the score, 3-3. With a little luck, FÊNIX F.C.'s Artur Maranhense got control of the ball when Bernardo Leal tried to sneak it across the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 3-3 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Armando Saldanha to strike the kick off in the second half. Ricardinho Pirani was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Armando Saldanha capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Armando Saldanha really showed his touch with that goal: 3-4. Artur Maranhense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael de Godoi in the 63rd minute of play. Artur Maranhense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael de Godoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 67 minutes, Rafael de Godoi made it 4-4 with a short kick to the right side. FÊNIX F.C.'s Artur Maranhense tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Artur Maranhense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael de Godoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 71 minutes, Mathias Gonçalves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Three Lions FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mathias Gonçalves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 73 minutes into the game, Marcos Maranhense was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FÊNIX F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Three Lions FC the free kick. A collision led to FÊNIX F.C. getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Marcos Maranhense hit a great ball. In the 74thth minute Dalmo de Andrade beautifully dribbled past FÊNIX F.C.'s defense and it looked for a moment as a certain goal, but Artur Maranhense pulled off a phantom save to prevent the ball from scoring on his left hand side. Three Lions FC were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after FÊNIX F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bernardo Leal took the corner. A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Zézinho Lopez hit a great ball. Armando Saldanha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marquinhos Matos during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. FÊNIX F.C.'s Giovani Palmeira was substituted for Aílton Pinheiro. In the 83rd minute, Marquinhos Matos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Artur Maranhense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael de Godoi in the 91st minute of play. Mathias Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Despite being the better team, Three Lions FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.