U18 League

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Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thiago Britto took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Qijua F.C booed when Cercadinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eurico de Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute, Qijua F.C's Thiago Britto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rafa Borges. Rafa Borges yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Nildo Toledo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jairo Barral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Hélio de Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cercadinho's Jairo Barral got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hélio de Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nildo Toledo in the 15th minute of the match. Qijua F.C's attack was well implemented in the 16th minute, but when Rony Lopez was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Eurico de Lara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Qijua F.C booed when Cercadinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enio Freire didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 33 minutes, Válter de Azevedo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Qijua F.C and the Cercadinho players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 33rd match minute, Qijua F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Válter de Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eurico de Lara in the 34th minute of play forced Qijua F.C's goalkeeper Hélio de Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hélio de Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eurico de Lara in the 38th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Jorge Machado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the match, Qijua F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Nildo Toledo came free, but Hélio de Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nildo Toledo to strike the kick off in the second half. Eurico de Lara blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hélio de Castro having to make a save. Cercadinho's Rafa Borges played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique Munhoz in the 53rd minute of play. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Qijua F.C's goalkeeper Hélio de Castro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Enio Freire during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Qijua F.C booed when Cercadinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enio Freire didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thiago Britto in the 62nd minute of play forced Cercadinho's goalkeeper Rafa Borges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nildo Toledo in the 63rd minute of play forced Qijua F.C's goalkeeper Hélio de Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nildo Toledos short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Hélio de Castro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 70th match minute, Qijua F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique Munhoz to maneuver through the defense. Nildo Toledo struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Hélio de Castro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cercadinho. A collision led to Cercadinho getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Enio Freire hit a great ball. Carlos Fernando Mesquita hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute Thiago Britto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafa Borges saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hélio de Castro made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Nildo Toledo sent off a good shot on target. In the 95thth minute of the game Nildo Toledo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Qijua F.C's Hélio de Castro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Qijua F.C's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.