U18 League

Galaxy Arena
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristóvão Maciel kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Cristiano Baptista managed to get in a good position for a shot. Joinville City - FSCMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristiano Baptista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jarbas Loyola breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 5 minutes into the match, Germano Mandrak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jarbas Loyola. Elite™- FC Galácticos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Germano Mandrak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as José Paulo de Mendonça kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gianluigi Joinvilense. That made the score 1-1 in the 9 minute of play. A collision led to Joinville City - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Edu Furtado hit a great ball. Raphael de Brito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Gianluigi Joinvilense made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristóvão Maciel in the 33rd minute of play forced Joinville City - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Gianluigi Joinvilense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raphael de Brito during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jarbas Loyola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clemente Mineiro in the 47th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 57th match minute, Elite™- FC Galácticos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Fantini to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute, Clemente Mineiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jarbas Loyola was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Joinville City - FSCMZ's Gianluigi Joinvilense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulisses Cavalcante in the 73rd minute of play. Gianluigi Joinvilense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raphael de Brito in the 74th minute of the match. If Cristóvão Maciel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 85 minutes into the match, Clemente Mineiro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jarbas Loyola, 1-3. Gianluigi Joinvilense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raphael de Brito in the 92nd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Joinville City - FSCMZ's Jarbas Loyola threw himself towards the right post 94 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cristiano Baptista, which otherwise would have been placed in the net.