U23 League

Abutres FC
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luiz Fernando Gaúcho took the kick off in the first half of the match. José Paulo Furlan kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Albertinho Bertassi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Caio da Costa was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. 15 minutes into the match, Átomo F.C.'s Ronald Mc Donald sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Caio da Costa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 20th minute Ronald Mc Donald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caio da Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Xande Xande's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Caio da Costa was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. After 28 played minutes Átomo F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Tostão Bastos. Caio da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xande Xande in the 31st minute of the match. Caio da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronald Mc Donald in the 34th minute of the match. Xande Xande struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Caio da Costa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Átomo F.C.. Caio da Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronald Mc Donald in the 38th minute of play. Xande Xande hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the game, Arnaldo Pires was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Abutres 2003 FDP's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Átomo F.C. the free kick. Arnaldo Pires kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. If Ronald Mc Donald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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, Abutres 2003 FDP's goal looked a bit too open when Ronald Mc Donald came free, but Caio da Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 56 played minutes Átomo F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Tostão Bastos. Abutres 2003 FDP's Caio da Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronald Mc Donald in the 58th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 60 minutes into the game, when Elder Moreira put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Abutres 2003 FDP fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 59th minute. Penalty! The crowd rose to their feet as Ronald Mc Donald kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Caio da Costa. That made the score 0-1 in the 62 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fernando Gaúcho in the 67th minute of play forced Átomo F.C.'s goalkeeper Dorival Travassos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Átomo F.C.'s Gerson Salgado was substituted for Douglas Douglas. In the 72nd minute, Luiz Fernando Cerezo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Caio da Costa made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Xande Xande sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Ronald Mc Donald kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Caio da Costa. That made the score 0-2 in the 78 minute of play. Caio da Costa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xande Xande went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. 87 minutes into the match, Xande Xande dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Caio da Costa, 0-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Albertinho Bertassi got free with Caio da Costa in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Caio da Costa made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Xande Xande sent off a good shot on target. Caio da Costa was a little too slow when Ronald Mc Donald got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xande Xande in the 97th minute of play forced Abutres 2003 FDP's goalkeeper Caio da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Átomo F.C. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.