U18 League

The Last Kingdom
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rodrigo Arantes got the match started through his kick off. Baltazar Paranaense hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. André Luiz Koehler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernandinho Fantini in the 7th minute of play. The supporters of Royal Knights FC booed when Nitra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Durval Tasso didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Allan Andrade sped through Nitra FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of André Luiz Koehler. Royal Knights FC were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Nitra FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Celsinho Garcia took the corner. The corner led Royal Knights FC's Celsinho Garcia to fire away a dangerous shot which André Luiz Koehler despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Royal Knights FC's zone, Rodrigo Arantes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Guilherme Novaes came out of the goal and Rodrigo Arantes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Bueno in the 21st minute of play forced Royal Knights FC's goalkeeper Luís Guilherme Novaes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26thth minute of the game Fernandinho Fantini who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nitra FC's André Luiz Koehler was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Nitra FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Pedro Augusto Barral hit a great ball. In the 36th minute, Dedê Rossi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. André Luiz Koehler was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

51 minutes into the match, Fernandinho Fantini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of André Luiz Koehler. Nitra FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernandinho Fantini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. André Luiz Koehler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernandinho Fantini in the 56th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Mané Falcão notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Royal Knights FC's Luís Guilherme Novaes. Luís Guilherme Novaes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 64thth minute of the game Allan Andrade who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nitra FC's André Luiz Koehler was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Nitra FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dedê Rossi came free, but André Luiz Koehler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. André Luiz Koehler didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Allan Andrade went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Durval Tasso kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 75th minute Allan Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Luiz Koehler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juarês de Castro in the 77th minute of play forced Nitra FC's goalkeeper André Luiz Koehler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 78th minute by Rodrigo Arantes got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. André Luiz Koehler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dedê Rossi in the 84th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Durval Tasso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Royal Knights FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.