U18 League

Jayme Cintra
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giovani Diniz started the match with the kick off. Kaká Santos was a little too slow when Carlos Fernando Veloso got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. Kaká Santos was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Pedrão Jacinto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Pedrão Jacinto really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 14th match minute, Alfa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Vieira to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the game, Carlos Fernando Veloso recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kaká Santos. Carlos Fernando Veloso showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. After a rather tough play, Galo do Japi's Pedrão Jacinto got a free kick in the 21st minute. After a rather tough play, Alfa FC's Maurinho de Brito got a free kick in the 24th minute. Carlos Fernando Veloso might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kaká Santos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlos Fernando Veloso ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 26th minute, Pedrão Jacinto reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kaká Santos. The goal made the score 4-0. After a rather tough play, Alfa FC's Giovani Diniz got a free kick in the 29th minute. Robinho Cerezo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovani Diniz in the 30th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Giovani Diniz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robinho Cerezo was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Emanuel Vieira hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

The wind increased when Pedrão Jacinto made the kick off in the second half. Alfa FC's Kaká Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedrão Jacinto in the 53rd minute of play. Juninho Moreira kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Robinho Cerezo made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Giovani Diniz sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pedrão Jacinto in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kaká Santos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Galo do Japi getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Zé Augusto Matos hit a great ball. With a little luck, Galo do Japi's Robinho Cerezo got control of the ball when Giovani Diniz tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Pedrão Jacinto put it in 7-0 from a short distance just to the right of Kaká Santos. The Galo do Japi fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when Galo do Japi's Léo Matos 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 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maurinho de Brito got free with Robinho Cerezo in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Galo do Japi's Pedrão Jacinto got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Carlos Fernando Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 83 minutes into the match, Alfa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pedrão Jacinto came free, but Kaká Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Léo Matos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Léo Matos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kaká Santos was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. In the 86thth minute of the game Léo Matos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alfa FC's Kaká Santos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kaká Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Léo Matos in the 89th minute of play.