U21 League

Estádio Luiz Gonzaga
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carlos Augusto Guimarães kicked off to start the match. Agostinho Vianna kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Nordestão Futebol Clube's zone, Carlos Augusto Guimarães stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jay-Jay West came out of the goal and Carlos Augusto Guimarães tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 9 minutes into the game, Mukifus FSCMZ's Zé Lendaa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jay-Jay West made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When Yan Netto came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Nordestão Futebol Clube fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yan Netto couldn't finish the play. Marcel Falcão received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Noel Hermes came out and tried to block the shot, but Marcel Falcão slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 17th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlos Augusto Guimarães in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jay-Jay West saved Nordestão Futebol Clube from getting behind. After 29 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Nordestão Futebol Clube! Noel Hermes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Falcão in the 36th minute of the match. In the 44th minute Carlos Augusto Guimarães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jay-Jay West saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Marcel Falcão made the kick off in the second half. Marcel Falcão kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Carlos Augusto Guimarães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jay-Jay West having to interfere. Noel Hermes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseu Lopes in the 64th minute of play. Jay-Jay West stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Augusto Guimarães's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. After a rather tough play, Nordestão Futebol Clube's Nuno Pontes got a free kick in the 75th minute. Noel Hermes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel Falcão, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Carlos Augusto Guimarães did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-3 to the left of a surprised Jay-Jay West 79 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Carlos Augusto Guimarães sped through Nordestão Futebol Clube's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jay-Jay West. Yan Netto's late challenge caught a Mukifus FSCMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yan Netto helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Nordestão Futebol Clube's Yan Netto got a free kick in the 90th minute. Jay-Jay West made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Augusto Guimarães in the 92nd minute of play. Noel Hermes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel Falcão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Nordestão Futebol Clube manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Mukifus FSCMZ to win.