U18 League

Monumental do Bonfim
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Beto Mangueira kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd match minute, Unidade Pinto Louco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mário Almeida to maneuver through the defense. Enrique Bastos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Couto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Décio Matorin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Beto Mangueira received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Enrique Bastos came out and tried to block the shot, but Beto Mangueira slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. After 12 minutes of play, Unidade Pinto Louco's Roger Camargo made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iuri Viana was left in no man's land by his defense there! Enrique Bastos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Mangueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Mário Almeida took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iuri Viana. Iuri Viana dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After 26 minutes of play, Unidade Pinto Louco's Mário Almeida made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iuri Viana was left in no man's land by his defense there! Iuri Viana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Barral in the 30th minute of the match. Iuri Viana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roger Camargo, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 34th minute, Duda Barbosa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iuri Viana was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Iuri Viana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duda Barbosa in the 37th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Catugi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Roger Camargo came free, but Iuri Viana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vivaldo Lago struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Iuri Viana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Unidade Pinto Louco. When Daniel Couto fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Catugi FC's protests and gave Daniel Couto a yellow card for diving instead. Daniel Couto hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

The wind increased when Arthur Barral made the kick off in the second half. Roger Camargo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Iuri Viana made a huge save. A collision led to Unidade Pinto Louco getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Mário Almeida hit a great ball. After 64 played minutes Catugi FC got a freekick which was hit by Artur Nunes. 65 minutes into the match, Arthur Barral dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Iuri Viana, 1-5. Mário Almeida kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 69th match minute, Unidade Pinto Louco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vivaldo Lago to maneuver through the defense. Unidade Pinto Louco's Enrique Bastos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur Soeiro in the 71st minute of play. Enrique Bastos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Mangueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Catugi FC's Arthur Soeiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrique Bastos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Unidade Pinto Louco's Enrique Bastos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beto Mangueira in the 77th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Beto Mangueira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Catugi FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. Enrique Bastos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beto Mangueira in the 87th minute of play. After 91 played minutes Roger Camargo rounded Catugi FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-6. After 95 played minutes, Catugi FC's Décio Matorin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Enrique Bastos came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Catugi FC reached it. 97 minutes into the match, Beto Mangueira notched a goal, 4-6, to the right of Unidade Pinto Louco's Enrique Bastos. Enrique Bastos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Unidade Pinto Louco walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.