U18 League

VAR Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Oliverio Menendez kicked off to start the match. When Óscar Caldas fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gremio Viana's protests and gave Óscar Caldas a yellow card for diving instead. After a defensive mix-up in Gremio Viana's zone, Ezker Roca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eurico Figueira came out of the goal and Ezker Roca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nicanor Cacheres came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Gremio Viana's Filipe Quinaz. But to his dismay, Filipe Quinaz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, VAR is coming's Yuri Rivera got a free kick in the 14th minute. Nicanor Cacheres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adélio Neves in the 16th minute of play. After a rather tough play, VAR is coming's Luis Montiel got a free kick in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Fernandes in the 18th minute of play forced VAR is coming's goalkeeper Nicanor Cacheres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicanor Cacheres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filipe Quinaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. The supporters of VAR is coming booed when Gremio Viana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Óscar Caldas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yuri Rivera was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 26th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 28 minutes, Manuel Fernandes made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. VAR is coming's Nicanor Cacheres tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 35th match minute, Gremio Viana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vivaldo Durães to maneuver through the defense. VAR is coming's Nicanor Cacheres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adélio Neves in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Filipe Quinaz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicanor Cacheres was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Adelino Gama struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Nicanor Cacheres didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gremio Viana.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manuel Fernandes made a kick off. After some careless play in the VAR is coming defense, Manuel Fernandes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicanor Cacheres. The VAR is coming fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicanor Cacheres should have stopped the shot. VAR is coming's Nicanor Cacheres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adélio Neves in the 56th minute of play. Gremio Viana's Gervásio Simões shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 58th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Nicanor Cacheres but with some difficulty. Nicanor Cacheres made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adélio Neves in the 60th minute. 62 minutes into the game, Manuel Fernandes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Nicanor Cacheres was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, VAR is coming's Oliverio Menendez got a free kick in the 66th minute. With a little luck, VAR is coming's Nicanor Cacheres got control of the ball when Manuel Fernandes tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Adélio Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 83 minutes, Nicanor Cacheres successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adélio Neves in the 84th minute of play forced VAR is coming's goalkeeper Nicanor Cacheres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st match minute, VAR is coming was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oliverio Menendez to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Gremio Viana could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than VAR is coming throughout the match.