U18 League

FLA Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) FLA MQ BRASIL's José Pedro Carvalho started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, José Pedro Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot. FLA MQ BRASIL's supporters rose to their feet, but José Pedro Carvalho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lauro Mattos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Samuel Perez fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FLA MQ BRASIL's protests and gave Samuel Perez a yellow card for diving instead. Samuel Perez hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. After having played for 22 minutes, Raul Gonçalves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Família Ressaca MZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raul Gonçalves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that José Pedro Carvalho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lauro Mattos was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. José Pedro Carvalho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Lauro Mattos came out and tried to block the shot, but José Pedro Carvalho slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 30th minute. Luiz Fabiano Mello stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Augusto Paraibano's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. When Alexsandro Koehler came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the FLA MQ BRASIL fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alexsandro Koehler couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Família Ressaca MZ getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Simão Koehler hit a great ball. With his leg Lauro Mattos managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when FLA MQ BRASIL's José Pedro Carvalho fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Lauro Mattos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from José Pedro Carvalho went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 57th minute Alfredo Negri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lauro Mattos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute of the match FLA MQ BRASIL got a corner. Família Ressaca MZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eliézer Aparecido ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led FLA MQ BRASIL's Eliézer Aparecido to fire away a dangerous shot which Lauro Mattos despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 60th minute Benedito Diniz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lauro Mattos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Léo Trigo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 70 minutes into the match, Família Ressaca MZ's goal looked a bit too open when Benedito Diniz came free, but Lauro Mattos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benedito Diniz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lauro Mattos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Negri in the 76th minute of the match. Lauro Mattos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Pedro Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lauro Mattos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexsandro Koehler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lauro Mattos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Pedro Carvalho in the 85th minute of play. João Augusto Paraibano who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Luiz Fabiano Mello when he managed to save the team from getting behind.