U23 League

Morumbi de Uberaba
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Edson Futebol Clube's Naldo Rodrigues 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. Jude Belling's late challenge caught a Edson Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jude Belling helped the player get up and apologised. Jude Belling kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Cesinha Dionísio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Luiz Romero was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 17thth minute of the game Edmílson Mamais who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Edson Futebol Clube's Pedro Luiz Romero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Edmílson Mamais's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Luiz Romero was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Pedro Luiz Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaltino Seco in the 26th minute of the match. 27 minutes in the game, Joga Redondo fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without José Augusto Soeiro having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Bizard FC's Victor Garcia got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 31st match minute, Edson Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José do Valle to maneuver through the defense. Joga Redondo charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joga Redondo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 33 played minutes Edson Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Joga Redondo. José do Valle could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but José Augusto Soeiro made a huge save. In the 38th minute Edmílson Mamais shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Luiz Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Bizard FC's goalkeeper José Augusto Soeiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joga Redondo. Edson Futebol Clube were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Bizard FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luiz Fábio Pombal took the corner. After taking down the ball on Edson Futebol Clube's corner Luiz Fábio Pombal fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and José Augusto Soeiro quite easily take care of the ball. José Augusto Soeiro made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Joga Redondo sent off a good shot on target. Dudu Soeiro lost his temper 44 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 45th minute, Dudu Soeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luan Catarinense struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Pedro Luiz Romero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bizard FC. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edmílson Mamais stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Dadá Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. José Augusto Soeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joga Redondo in the 52nd minute of the match. When Bizard FC's Edmílson Mamais in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Edson Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. José Augusto Soeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José do Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Pedro Luiz Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesinha Dionísio in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joga Redondo in the 64th minute of play forced Bizard FC's goalkeeper José Augusto Soeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edson Futebol Clube's defense didn't have a chance, in the 69th minute, when Jude Belling scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Luiz Romero, making the score, 0-2. Pedro Luiz Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jude Belling in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Tomás Paraense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edson Futebol Clube made a substitution. Tostão Cardoso replaced José do Valle. After 77 played minutes Bizard FC got a freekick which was hit by Tomás Paraense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fábio Pombal in the 78th minute of play forced Bizard FC's goalkeeper José Augusto Soeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edson Futebol Clube's Pedro Luiz Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesinha Dionísio in the 85th minute of play. After some careless play in the Edson Futebol Clube defense, Edmílson Mamais kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Luiz Romero. The Edson Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Luiz Romero should have stopped the shot. In the 88th minute Cesinha Dionísio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Luiz Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Luiz Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmílson Mamais, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Rui Terra recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. José Augusto Soeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joga Redondo, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. After some careless play in the Bizard FC defense, Joga Redondo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Augusto Soeiro. The Bizard FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Augusto Soeiro should have stopped the shot.