U23 League

Presidente Zezão
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) 2 minutes into the match, Elite™- FC Galácticos's goal looked a bit too open when Valdo Cavalcante came free, but Eric Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Elite™- FC Galácticos's Raphael de Brito got a free kick in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Paulo de Mendonça in the 7th minute of play forced Romando Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Angelo Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Christiano Ferraz sped through Elite™- FC Galácticos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eric Donnarumma. Angelo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raphael de Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eric Donnarumma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sem Chance in the 16th minute of the match. Oséas Lago kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Angelo Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulisses Cavalcante in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 26th minute Raphael de Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eric Donnarumma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mazinho Prestes in the 28th minute of the match. It was a well-played corner which Sem Chance managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After a rather tough play, Elite™- FC Galácticos's Décio de Sena got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After 47 played minutes Elite™- FC Galácticos got a freekick which was hit by Raphael de Brito. Mazinho Prestes hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After a rather tough play, Romando Futebol Clube's Sem Chance got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After some careless play in the Elite™- FC Galácticos defense, Christiano Ferraz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eric Donnarumma. The Elite™- FC Galácticos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eric Donnarumma should have stopped the shot. Christiano Ferraz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Romando Futebol Clube's Eugênio Paranaense was substituted for Percival de Toledo. Elite™- FC Galácticos's Eric Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Régis Dante in the 66th minute of play. Eric Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Régis Dante in the 68th minute of play. Frank Fantini kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Elite™- FC Galácticos's goalkeeper Eric Donnarumma, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 72 played minutes Elite™- FC Galácticos got a freekick which was hit by Ulisses Cavalcante. 80 minutes into the match, Elite™- FC Galácticos's goal looked a bit too open when Christiano Ferraz came free, but Eric Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 85 played minutes Romando Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Virgílio Palmeira. Angelo Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Paulo de Mendonça in the 86th minute of the match. A collision led to Romando Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Eugênio Paranaense hit a great ball. Ulisses Cavalcante kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Eric Donnarumma didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christiano Ferraz went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. There was no doubt that Romando Futebol Clube were the better team. Romando Futebol Clube's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.