U21 League

Arena do Macabeus
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Neiva in the 5th minute of play forced PEÇONHENTO FC MG's goalkeeper Vito Furlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the PEÇONHENTO FC MG defense, Patrick Neiva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vito Furlan. The PEÇONHENTO FC MG fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vito Furlan should have stopped the shot. Enrique de Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Fernandão da Rocha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PEÇONHENTO FC MG fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Vito Furlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique de Lima in the 16th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, PEÇONHENTO FC MG's goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Neiva came free, but Vito Furlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, PEÇONHENTO FC MG's goal looked a bit too open when Basílio Mazza came free, but Vito Furlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vito Furlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basílio Mazza, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Vito Furlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basílio Mazza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, PEÇONHENTO FC MG's Noel Rosado got a free kick in the 26th minute. After 28 played minutes Xapetuba Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Patrick Neiva. Vito Furlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basílio Mazza in the 35th minute of play. After 39 played minutes Bruno da Costa rounded Xapetuba Futebol Clube's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-1. After 44 minutes of play, Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Laerte Ramalho made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vito Furlan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Patrick Neiva took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vito Furlan. Vito Furlan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Patrick Neiva to strike the kick off in the second half. Vito Furlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laerte Ramalho in the 54th minute of the match. With 55 minutes on the clock, Doni Paraíba commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Doni Paraíba kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After having played for 59 minutes, Enrique de Lima managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Xapetuba Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Enrique de Lima was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aílton Cearense charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aílton Cearense the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Xapetuba Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Aílton Cearense hit a great ball. In the 67th minute Laerte Ramalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vito Furlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laerte Ramalho in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vito Furlan saved PEÇONHENTO FC MG from getting behind. Vito Furlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laerte Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Basílio Mazza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Vito Furlan made a huge save. When Moisés Britto fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PEÇONHENTO FC MG's protests and gave Moisés Britto a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to PEÇONHENTO FC MG getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Moisés Britto hit a great ball. With a little luck, PEÇONHENTO FC MG's Vito Furlan got control of the ball when Basílio Mazza tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Noel Rosado during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 78th minute, Noel Rosado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laerte Ramalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vito Furlan having to interfere. Vito Furlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basílio Mazza in the 83rd minute of play. Vito Furlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aílton Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Vito Furlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laerte Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. After 87 minutes, Fernandão da Rocha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PEÇONHENTO FC MG and the Xapetuba Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After having played for 89 minutes, Laerte Ramalho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Xapetuba Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Laerte Ramalho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Basílio Mazza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Enrique de Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xapetuba Futebol Clube'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.