U21 League

Largo 13 de Maio
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Diguinho Ortiz started the match with the kick off. Vito Soeiro charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vito Soeiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vito Soeiro hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Alfredinho Vieira might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Acácio Cabral. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alfredinho Vieira ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 5th minute Alfredinho Vieira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Acácio Cabral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Acácio Cabral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaltino Moreno in the 7th minute of the match. A collision led to Santo Amaro AC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Edu de Moraes hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfredinho Vieira in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Acácio Cabral prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fabiano Neto made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Ricardinho Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. After 25 played minutes Santo Amaro AC got a freekick which was hit by Edu de Moraes. In the 26th minute of the match Luizinho Xavier sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Acácio Cabral skillfully saved the ball. In the 32nd match minute, Ⲙσсσсɑ Βᴜꓲꓲร was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodriguinho do Valle to maneuver through the defense. Fabiano Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorian de Lara in the 34th minute of the match. A collision led to Santo Amaro AC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Júnior Capixaba hit a great ball. When Duarte Maia fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santo Amaro AC's protests and gave Duarte Maia a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Santo Amaro AC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 35th minute. Penalty! If Alfredinho Vieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 41 minutes into the match, Ⲙσсσсɑ Βᴜꓲꓲร's Alfredinho Vieira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Acácio Cabral narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 44 minutes into the match, Isaltino Moreno notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Santo Amaro AC's Acácio Cabral. Acácio Cabral was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Ⲙσсσсɑ Βᴜꓲꓲร booed when Santo Amaro AC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Júnior Capixaba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santo Amaro AC's Acácio Cabral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luizinho Xavier in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alfredinho Vieira was the one to do the kick off. When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Bobby Fett sped through Santo Amaro AC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Acácio Cabral. Acácio Cabral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaltino Moreno in the 60th minute of play. Alfredinho Vieira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Acácio Cabral having to make a save. In the 63rd minute, Alfredinho Vieira made a precise shot to the right of Acácio Cabral. Santo Amaro AC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Alfredinho Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Acácio Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Ⲙσсσсɑ Βᴜꓲꓲร's Isaltino Moreno ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Acácio Cabral. Acácio Cabral yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. After a rather tough play, Santo Amaro AC's Vito Soeiro got a free kick in the 80th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredinho Vieira got free with Acácio Cabral in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Acácio Cabral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredinho Vieira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Ⲙσсσсɑ Βᴜꓲꓲร's Isaltino Moreno dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-10. After some careless play in the Santo Amaro AC defense, Alfredinho Vieira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Acácio Cabral. The Santo Amaro AC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Acácio Cabral should have stopped the shot. Fabiano Neto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardinho Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After 97th play minutes Isaltino Moreno shot 0-12, a short shot which went by Acácio Cabral and just under the crossbar into goal. Ⲙσсσсɑ Βᴜꓲꓲร's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.