U21 League

Biancão
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) F.Salgado F.C.'s Bebeto da Silva started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Nando Antunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Pedro Arantes in the 3rd minute of the match. Jardel Botelho's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nando Antunes firmly grabbed it by the left post. Nando Antunes made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when José Pedro Arantes sent off a good shot on target. Luiz Fabiano Furtado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dagoberto Souza in the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Bebeto da Silva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luiz Fabiano Furtado. Jipa RO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bebeto da Silva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Samuel da Rocha's late challenge caught a Jipa RO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Samuel da Rocha helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, F.Salgado F.C.'s Samuel da Rocha got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 31st minute, Dagoberto Souza 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. Jipa RO's Luís Fábio Quintal got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaime Mazza during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jaime Mazza hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute of the match Arí Costa sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nando Antunes skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Jipa RO's Abelardo Fonseca got a free kick in the 38th minute. A collision led to Jipa RO getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Arí Costa hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Jipa RO's zone, Dagoberto Souza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Fabiano Furtado came out of the goal and Dagoberto Souza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 44 played minutes Jipa RO got a freekick which was hit by Jardel Botelho. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

55 minutes into the match, José Pedro Arantes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nando Antunes. F.Salgado F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Pedro Arantes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bebeto da Silva got free with Luiz Fabiano Furtado in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jaime Mazza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Luiz Fabiano Furtado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nando Antunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Botelho in the 66th minute of the match. If Jaime Mazza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Álvaro Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. José Pedro Arantes kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bebeto da Silva in the 75th minute of play forced Jipa RO's goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano Furtado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When F.Salgado F.C.'s Bebeto da Silva in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jipa RO's goalie prevented a goal. In the 85th minute Jardel Botelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nando Antunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th match minute, Jipa RO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abelardo Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. Jipa RO were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of F.Salgado F.C. for a fine match.