U18 League

Ervedoza
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Manuel Fernandes took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Gremio Viana's Filipe Quinaz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mateus Garcez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Filipe Quinaz might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mateus Garcez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Filipe Quinaz ran back to his position shaking his head. After 5 played minutes KINDERUZ got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Novais. Serafim Sacadura charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Serafim Sacadura the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Serafim Sacadura kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Adolfo Abrantes hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Gremio Viana's zone, Adolfo Abrantes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eurico Figueira came out of the goal and Adolfo Abrantes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 18 minutes into the game, Gremio Viana's Filipe Quinaz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mateus Garcez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Eurico Figueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Abrantes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 minutes, Adolfo Abrantes made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Gremio Viana's Eurico Figueira tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. KINDERUZ's Mateus Garcez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adelino Gama in the 30th minute of play. Adolfo Abrantes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eurico Figueira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Gremio Viana's Eurico Figueira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Gremio Viana from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristian Ronaldo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Eurico Figueira. That made the score 2-2 in the 33 minute of play. In the 38th minute, one of KINDERUZ:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for KINDERUZ. After 43 played minutes KINDERUZ got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Valério. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristian Ronaldo made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipe Quinaz in the 52nd minute of play forced KINDERUZ's goalkeeper Mateus Garcez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Cristian Ronaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipe Quinaz in the 55th minute of play forced KINDERUZ's goalkeeper Mateus Garcez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mateus Garcez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manuel Fernandes in the 61st minute. Mateus Garcez 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 64th minute. Eurico Figueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Bandeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After having played for 69 minutes, Adélio Neves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gremio Viana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adélio Neves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filipe Quinaz during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Gremio Viana getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Filipe Quinaz hit a great ball. When Serafim Sacadura came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Gremio Viana 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 Serafim Sacadura couldn't finish the play. Mateus Garcez 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 74th minute. In the 80th minute, Adolfo Abrantes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filipe Quinaz struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Mateus Garcez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gremio Viana. KINDERUZ's Mateus Garcez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adélio Neves in the 83rd minute of play. Ricardo Bandeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Eurico Figueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.