U18 League

Parque Arara Canindé
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, 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. Jarbas Pombal started the match with the kick off. André Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elano Vander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 4 minutes into the game, Antônio Carlos Terra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Psiu!'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Reko-Recko 03™ the free kick. Antônio Carlos Terra kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 8th match minute, Psiu! was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Simão to maneuver through the defense. Reko-Recko 03™'s André Abraão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Custódio in the 14th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Jarbas Pombal notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Psiu!'s Amadeu Sousa. Amadeu Sousa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Faustão Corrêa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Abraão having to interfere. Reko-Recko 03™'s André Abraão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elano Vander in the 23rd minute of play. The supporters of Reko-Recko 03™ booed when Psiu! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sidnei Veloso didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rdth minute of the game Leopoldo Linares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Reko-Recko 03™'s André Abraão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Elano Vander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Abraão was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. When Patrick Custódio came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Psiu! fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Patrick Custódio couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Psiu! booed when Reko-Recko 03™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manoel Marquez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 46 minutes of play, Reko-Recko 03™'s Jarbas Pombal made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amadeu Sousa was left in no man's land by his defense there! No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

In the 52nd minute Jarbas Pombal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeu Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. André Abraão made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Elano Vander sent off a good shot on target. If Erivaldo Esteves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute, Patrick Custódio 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. In the 64th minute, Fellipe Garcia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s Erivaldo Esteves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amadeu Sousa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Reko-Recko 03™ booed when Psiu! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sidney Moraes didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elano Vander during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 67 played minutes Psiu! got a freekick which was hit by Elano Vander. 69 minutes into the match, Psiu!'s goal looked a bit too open when Jarbas Pombal came free, but Amadeu Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reko-Recko 03™'s André Abraão proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Reko-Recko 03™ from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elano Vander got free with André Abraão in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 74 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Psiu!'s Faustão Corrêa fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. André Abraão made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Elano Vander sent off a good shot on target. Patrick Custódio kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Psiu!! In the 91st minute there was a penalty for Reko-Recko 03™. Erivaldo Esteves stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Amadeu Sousa. 3-0. In the 95th minute, Elano Vander 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.