U18 League

Rei Fernando
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Raphael de Salles kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, E.C 2 Janeiro RS's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Botelho came free, but Telmo Madureira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of E.C 2 Janeiro RS booed when União dos 7 FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duarte de Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. Renan Furlan was a little too slow when Raphael de Salles got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 1-0. Telmo Madureira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duarte de Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Walmir Brito charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Walmir Brito the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Walmir Brito hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. If Humberto Paes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of E.C 2 Janeiro RS booed when União dos 7 FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Porto didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute, Luís Botelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raphael de Salles in the 22nd minute of play forced União dos 7 FC's goalkeeper Renan Furlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute Caio de Moraes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telmo Madureira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Telmo Madureira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duarte de Almeida in the 27th minute of play. The supporters of União dos 7 FC booed when E.C 2 Janeiro RS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kaká Ramalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Raphael de Salles sped through União dos 7 FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Renan Furlan. Telmo Madureira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jairo Saldanha went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. After 38 played minutes União dos 7 FC got a freekick which was hit by Jeremias Duarte. Telmo Madureira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caio de Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Telmo Madureira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Botelho in the 44th minute of the match. Telmo Madureira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caio de Moraes in the 48th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Duarte de Almeida kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. If Humberto Paes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Renan Furlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raphael de Salles in the 62nd minute of the match. After 63 minutes, Kaká Ramalho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the E.C 2 Janeiro RS and the União dos 7 FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. With an all-out effort, União dos 7 FC's Telmo Madureira threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jeremias Duarte, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Humberto Paes scored 3-1 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Renan Furlan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Telmo Madureira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Duarte de Almeida's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes into the match, E.C 2 Janeiro RS's goalkeeper Telmo Madureira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jeremias Duarte. When Duarte de Almeida fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored União dos 7 FC's protests and gave Duarte de Almeida a yellow card for diving instead. 84 minutes into the match, E.C 2 Janeiro RS's goalkeeper Telmo Madureira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Duarte de Almeida. Luís Botelho hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Renan Furlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raphael de Salles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Telmo Madureira made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Luís Botelho sent off a good shot on target. Many of União dos 7 FC's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. União dos 7 FC may have spent more time on the ball, but E.C 2 Janeiro RS were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.