U18 League

Arena Family Martins
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wilian Matorin kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, José Pedro Siqueira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pintos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Verissimo KFCH F.C. the free kick. 2 minutes into the game, one of Pintos:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. A collision led to Verissimo KFCH F.C. getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Leonel Castro hit a great ball. Moisés Sabóia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilian Matorin, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ulisses Quadros during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 12 played minutes Pintos got a freekick which was hit by Ulisses Quadros. After 14 minutes, Edinho Cabral mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pintos and the Verissimo KFCH F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Verissimo KFCH F.C. booed when Pintos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edinho Cabral didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Verissimo KFCH F.C.'s Victor Gaspar got a free kick in the 16th minute. Guga Sarmento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliézer Palmeira having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonel Castro during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Verissimo KFCH F.C.'s Leonel Castro got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Verissimo KFCH F.C.'s Eliézer Palmeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo José Sena in the 24th minute of play. After some careless play in the Verissimo KFCH F.C. defense, Edinho Cabral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eliézer Palmeira. The Verissimo KFCH F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eliézer Palmeira should have stopped the shot. When Edinho Cabral was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 28 minutes had been played. Edinho Cabral kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Moisés Sabóia was a little too slow when Manuel Bezerra got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 2-1. 36 minutes into the match, Pintos's goal looked a bit too open when Adilson Coutinho came free, but Moisés Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvério Chaves charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvério Chaves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Silvério Chaves hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Wilian Matorin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Moisés Sabóia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ulisses Quadros made a kick off. When Pintos's Ulisses Quadros in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Verissimo KFCH F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guga Sarmento in the 55th minute of play forced Verissimo KFCH F.C.'s goalkeeper Eliézer Palmeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulisses Quadros was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 62nd minute. Pintos's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Wilian Matorin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Verissimo KFCH F.C.'s Célio Vaz was substituted for Giuseppe Pires. Moisés Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilian Matorin in the 69th minute of the match. Wilian Matorin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Moisés Sabóia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Paulo José Sena left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pintos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Ciro Ortiz hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Verissimo KFCH F.C. made a substitution. Renato de Queirós replaced Wilian Matorin. In the 83rd match minute, Pintos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Ortiz to maneuver through the defense. Ulisses Quadros blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eliézer Palmeira having to make a save. The supporters of Pintos booed when Verissimo KFCH F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Célio Vaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Adilson Coutinho came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Verissimo KFCH F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Adilson Coutinho couldn't finish the play. In the 92nd minute, Ulisses Quadros reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Eliézer Palmeira. The goal made the score 2-3. Moisés Sabóia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adilson Coutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Pintos supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Pintos would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.