U18 League

Estádio Pratigipe
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) Pratigipe EC's Celso Dantas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Cláudio Soares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinei Passos, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After some careless play in the Pratigipe EC defense, Samuel Paraíba kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cláudio Soares. The Pratigipe EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cláudio Soares should have stopped the shot. Cláudio Soares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vágner Gaúcho in the 8th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Pratigipe EC's goal looked a bit too open when Válbson Arce came free, but Cláudio Soares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cláudio Soares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Paraíba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the match, Pratigipe EC's goal looked a bit too open when Vágner Gaúcho came free, but Cláudio Soares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute, Chiquinho Oliveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cláudio Soares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinei Passos in the 19th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Vágner Gaúcho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cláudio Soares. Pratigipe EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vágner Gaúcho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 32 minutes in the game, Natã Hames fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Geraldo Moreno having to interfere. Cláudio Soares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válbson Arce in the 34th minute of the match. Pratigipe EC's Cláudio Soares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Válbson Arce in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Vágner Gaúcho made a precise shot to the right of Cláudio Soares. Pratigipe EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. 46 minutes into the match, Pratigipe EC's goal looked a bit too open when Vágner Gaúcho came free, but Cláudio Soares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Pratigipe EC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Braga Junior FC were winning 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Claudinei Passos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cláudio Soares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Samuel Paraíba in the 51st minute. Moisés Pirani kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Geraldo Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celso Dantas in the 55th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Válbson Arce got free with Cláudio Soares in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Pratigipe EC's Cláudio Soares got control of the ball when Samuel Paraíba tried to sneak it across the goal line. Válbson Arce could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Cláudio Soares made a huge save. Cláudio Soares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vágner Gaúcho in the 63rd minute of play. Cláudio Soares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinei Passos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, Pratigipe EC's goalkeeper Cláudio Soares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samuel Paraíba. Cristiano Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 68 minutes, Cláudio Soares successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 69th minute, Cristiano Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cláudio Soares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vágner Gaúcho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 70 minute of play. Cláudio Soares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Válbson Arce in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute Válbson Arce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Soares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Samuel Paraíba had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cláudio Soares. Pratigipe EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Samuel Paraíba was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. In the 79th minute Claudinei Passos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Soares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute, Vágner Gaúcho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cláudio Soares was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. In the 88th minute, Pratigipe EC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Vágner Gaúcho fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Evandro Mandrak kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Pratigipe EC's Cláudio Soares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Pratigipe EC from getting a goal against them. In the 93rd minute, Chiquinho Oliveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Braga Junior FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.