U18 League

SC Braga Arena
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) In the 6th minute, SC Braga's Cássio Osório ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Yuri Ventura. Yuri Ventura yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, Andarilhos's goalkeeper Yuri Ventura had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francisco Bettencourt. Yuri Ventura made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Mateus Prates sent off a good shot on target. Andarilhos's Yuri Ventura proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Andarilhos from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateus Prates in the 15th minute of play forced Andarilhos's goalkeeper Yuri Ventura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The SC Braga fans' excitement grew in the 15th match minute when SC Braga's Mateus Prates looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 19th minute, Cássio Osório hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcelo Tinoco hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute Mateus Prates shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yuri Ventura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yuri Ventura made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Mateus Prates sent off a good shot on target. Yuri Ventura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cássio Osório, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yuri Ventura made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Francisco Bettencourt sent off a good shot on target. After 39 minutes of play, Andarilhos's Gabriel Arruda made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Albérico Vilaverde was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mateus Prates could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Yuri Ventura made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Francisco Bettencourt managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Braga's supporters rose to their feet, but Francisco Bettencourt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yuri Ventura breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

In the 51st match minute, Andarilhos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Castanheira to maneuver through the defense. Andarilhos's Yuri Ventura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Bettencourt in the 53rd minute of play. Albérico Vilaverde made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Gabriel Arruda sent off a good shot on target. SC Braga's Albérico Vilaverde proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save SC Braga from getting a goal against them. Leal Antas's late challenge caught a Andarilhos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leal Antas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 57th minute, Leal Antas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute, Mateus Prates made a precise shot to the right of Yuri Ventura. Andarilhos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Yuri Ventura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cássio Osório, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mateus Prates scored 5-2 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yuri Ventura, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 81st match minute, Andarilhos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Arruda to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, Andarilhos's goal looked a bit too open when Mateus Prates came free, but Yuri Ventura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute, Francisco Bettencourt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andarilhos's Yuri Ventura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateus Prates in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Marcelo Tinoco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cássio Osório during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, SC Braga's Cássio Osório got a free kick in the 93rd minute. There was no doubt that SC Braga were the better team. SC Braga's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.