U18 League

Arena Saruê
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Claudinho Zonta took the kick off in the first half of the match. Matías Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Osvaldinho Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Murillo Gonçalves fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grêmio FBPA's protests and gave Murillo Gonçalves a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Grêmio FBPA's Murillo Gonçalves got a free kick in the 4th minute. AF CERRADO's Pedro Cearense shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 5th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Osvaldinho Marquez but with some difficulty. Claudinho Zonta might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gil Seco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Claudinho Zonta ran back to his position shaking his head. Murillo Gonçalves hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute Arnaldo Branco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldinho Marquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lino Araújo in the 18thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Osvaldinho Marquez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tiago Mello struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Osvaldinho Marquez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AF CERRADO. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Araújo got free with Osvaldinho Marquez in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gil Seco came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Grêmio FBPA's Enrique Pires. But to his dismay, Enrique Pires quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 32 minutes into the match, Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Marquez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lino Araújo. Matías Limas short, quick shot in the 34thth minute got Osvaldinho Marquez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Waldemar Amaral fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grêmio FBPA's protests and gave Waldemar Amaral a yellow card for diving instead. After 35 played minutes Grêmio FBPA got a freekick which was hit by Waldemar Amaral. Grêmio FBPA's Osvaldinho Marquez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Araújo in the 43rd minute of play. The supporters of AF CERRADO booed when Grêmio FBPA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Waldemar Amaral didn't get a good kick on the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lino Araújo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Grêmio FBPA's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Araújo came free, but Osvaldinho Marquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gil Seco was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Claudinho Zonta showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 55 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Araújo in the 60th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Grêmio FBPA's Enrique Pires sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gil Seco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in AF CERRADO's zone, Edu Veiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gil Seco came out of the goal and Edu Veiga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Claudinho Zonta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Seco having to interfere. Gil Seco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinho Zonta in the 68th minute of the match. Ulisses de Salles's late challenge caught a Grêmio FBPA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ulisses de Salles helped the player get up and apologised. Eliseu Senna hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Yan Alves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Osvaldinho Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Lino Araújo made a precise shot to the right of Osvaldinho Marquez. Grêmio FBPA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The Grêmio FBPA players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented AF CERRADO from taking control. The game ends in a draw.