U18 League

Arraial DMZ
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Sidnei Teixeira 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 a rather tough play, Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Christiano de Godoi got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Ulisses Vinhas, 4 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Fernando Vinhas's late challenge caught a ALMA GUERREIRA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernando Vinhas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th minute, Fernando Vinhas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 6 minutes of play, ALMA GUERREIRA's Joel da Silva made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elder Lago was left in no man's land by his defense there! 9 minutes into the match, Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Gualter Queirós sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luís Gustavo Pirani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ulisses Vinhas kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Luís Gustavo Pirani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sidnei Teixeira in the 19th minute. ALMA GUERREIRA's Luís Gustavo Pirani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save ALMA GUERREIRA from getting a goal against them. Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Elder Lago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel da Silva in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, Zé de Salles cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Elder Lago was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sidnei Teixeira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Luís Gustavo Pirani made a huge save. The supporters of Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- booed when ALMA GUERREIRA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murilo Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Gustavo Pirani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sidnei Teixeira in the 37th minute. When Gil Hoffmann came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- 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 Gil Hoffmann couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd minute, Joel da Silva made a precise shot to the right of Elder Lago. Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Joel da Silva scored 0-4 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elder Lago, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel da Silva to make the kick off. When Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Gualter Queirós in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ALMA GUERREIRA's goalie prevented a goal. In the 59th minute, Gualter Queirós left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. 75 minutes into the game, Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Sidnei Teixeira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Gustavo Pirani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind ALMA GUERREIRA's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Pirani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 79 played minutes ALMA GUERREIRA got a freekick which was hit by Dé Aguiar. Luís Gustavo Pirani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidnei Teixeira in the 84th minute of play. Elder Lago was a little too slow when Joel da Silva got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 90th minute. The score was now 2-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dedê de Moraes in the 96th minute of play forced ALMA GUERREIRA's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.