U18 League

Malaia Stadium
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Róbson Messias started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Róbson Messias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fiori Salles was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 6th minute Róbson Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fiori Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 0-1 became the score in the 10th minute when Róbson Messias elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After some careless play in the MALAIA FDFDF defense, Gilvan Chaves kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fiori Salles. The MALAIA FDFDF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fiori Salles should have stopped the shot. Rodrigo Pinho's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, Marcos Santos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 22 minutes into the match, MALAIA FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Gilvan Chaves came free, but Fiori Salles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd match minute, MALAIA FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilson Paraense to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute Gilvan Chaves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fiori Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, Rockets's Róbson Messias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fiori Salles made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Rodrigo Pinho kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaká Pena in the 41st minute of play forced MALAIA FDFDF's goalkeeper Fiori Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute Kaká Pena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fiori Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute, Cristian Teles fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Marcos Santos, passed just outside the right post. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Marcos Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Teles, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. A collision led to Rockets getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Kaká Pena hit a great ball. Marcos Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilson Paraense, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 64th minute, Gilvan Chaves got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 66 minutes of play, MALAIA FDFDF's Gilson Paraense made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcos Santos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kaká Pena took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fiori Salles. Fiori Salles dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-6. Toninho Terra charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Toninho Terra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 78 played minutes Rockets got a freekick which was hit by Toninho Terra. In the 81st minute, Lucas Guedes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rockets fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-7. 89 minutes into the match, Rockets's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Pinho came free, but Marcos Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fiori Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaká Pena, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. When the final whistle sounded Rockets left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than MALAIA FDFDF.