U18 League

Nonatos Trafford
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, 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. Agnaldo Vinhas started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júlio Capixaba in the 3rd minute of play forced Misericordia EC's goalkeeper Gualter Luz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olavo Catarinense's late challenge caught a Nonatos United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Olavo Catarinense helped the player get up and apologised. Róbson Mangueira who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 9thth minute tested the skills of Gualter Luz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 11th minute of the match Nonatos United got a corner. Misericordia EC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marco Porto ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Róbson Mangueira got free with Gualter Luz in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Agnaldo Vinhas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Gualter Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raí de Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. William Corrêa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th match minute, Nonatos United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrique Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute of the match Tiaguinho Freitas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but William Corrêa showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raí de Almeida in the 30th minute of play forced Nonatos United's goalkeeper William Corrêa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 minutes of play, Misericordia EC's Luiz Paulo Ferraz made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. William Corrêa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the last second Gualter Luz throw himself and got hold of the ball when Agnaldo Vinhas in the 39thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Gualter Luz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agnaldo Vinhas, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 46th match minute, Misericordia EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geovanni Lucas to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Gualter Luz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Róbson Mangueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After 54 minutes, Agnaldo Vinhas made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Misericordia EC's Gualter Luz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. William Corrêa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raí de Almeida in the 73rd minute of the match. Sílvio Luís Donatello charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sílvio Luís Donatello the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th minute, Sílvio Luís Donatello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Nonatos United getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Marco Porto hit a great ball. In the 84th minute, Tiaguinho Freitas 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 85th minute, Dênis Gaspar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Nonatos United's William Corrêa got control of the ball when Luiz Paulo Ferraz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Misericordia EC's Luiz Paulo Ferraz got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Misericordia EC's William Corrêa threw himself towards the right post 90 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luiz Paulo Ferraz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Agnaldo Vinhas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gualter Luz having to interfere.