U18 League

Manoel Schwartz
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rômulo Reis started the match with the kick off. Jovens Democratas MZC's Otávio Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Frank Catarinense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maicon de Amorim in the 7th minute of the match. Edvaldo Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rômulo Reis in the 9th minute of play. After a rather tough play, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Ernani Moura got a free kick in the 12th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Luan Batista managed to get in a good position for a shot. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s supporters rose to their feet, but Luan Batista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edvaldo Costa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edvaldo Costa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luan Batista in the 28th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luan Batista during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Jovens Democratas MZC booed when ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luan Batista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Célio de Sousa kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goal looked a bit too open when Otávio Montenegro came free, but Frank Catarinense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute, Maicon de Amorim left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jovens Democratas MZC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1.

Frank Catarinense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maicon de Amorim, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Otávio Montenegro fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maicon de Amorim got free with Frank Catarinense in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 62nd minute, Almir Machado made a precise shot to the right of Edvaldo Costa. Jovens Democratas MZC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Almir Machado struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Edvaldo Costa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙. 81 minutes into the match, Jovens Democratas MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Luan Batista came free, but Edvaldo Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Emanuel Branco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edvaldo Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rômulo Reis, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.