U18 League

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Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Qijua F.C's Thiago Britto 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. Lauro Duarte succeeded in the game's 3rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. 10 minutes into the match, Wanderson Vides had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hélio de Castro. Qijua F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wanderson Vides was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Manfredo Zonta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hélio de Castro having to interfere. Hélio de Castro came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by The Glorious FC's Lauro Duarte. But to his dismay, Lauro Duarte quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 17 minutes into the match, Wanderson Vides notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Qijua F.C's Hélio de Castro. Hélio de Castro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aloísio Motta during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Geovanni Correia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thiago Britto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 28 minutes, Lauro Duarte made it 0-5 with a short kick to the right side. Qijua F.C's Hélio de Castro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Qijua F.C's zone, Lauro Duarte stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hélio de Castro came out of the goal and Lauro Duarte tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 34th minute Lauro Duarte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélio de Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Qijua F.C booed when The Glorious FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Carlos Brasil didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geovanni Correia made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Thiago Britto sent off a good shot on target. Geovanni Correia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thiago Britto in the 38th minute. Geovanni Correia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thiago Britto in the 43rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lauro Duarte in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hélio de Castro saved Qijua F.C from getting behind. In the 45th minute, Wanderson Vides made a precise shot to the right of Hélio de Castro. Qijua F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Lauro Duarte made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice moves Wanderson Vides could shoot a difficult shot in the 55th minute, which Hélio de Castro however easily saved by the left post. Qijua F.C's Hélio de Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aloísio Motta in the 57th minute of play. Lauro Duarte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Qijua F.C's Hélio de Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manfredo Zonta in the 62nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Qijua F.C's Jarbas Rosado got a free kick in the 63rd minute. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Lauro Duarte put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Hélio de Castro. With a little luck, Qijua F.C's Hélio de Castro got control of the ball when Lauro Duarte tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Hélio de Castro managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when The Glorious FC's Lauro Duarte fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 84th minute, Lauro Duarte ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hélio de Castro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Glorious FC's goalkeeper Geovanni Correia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 92nd minute, Aloísio Motta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jarbas Rosado charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jarbas Rosado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jarbas Rosado kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. It was beautiful to see The Glorious FC's Aloísio Motta in action when he in the 98th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. The Glorious FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.