U23 League

RÖK Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) New England Patriots's Genílson Sabóia 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. Celsinho de Mendonça took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yan Pirani. Yan Pirani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 12th minute, Andrés D'Alessandro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yan Pirani was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 15th minute, Celsinho de Mendonça left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The New England Patriots fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. 21 minutes into the game, New England Patriots's Genílson Sabóia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yan Pirani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Yan Pirani came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by New England Patriots's Genílson Sabóia. But to his dismay, Genílson Sabóia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Yan Pirani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oswaldo da Mata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Madureira got free with Luiz Gustavo Fontes in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 38 minutes into the game, Evandro Paes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. New England Patriots's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RÖK the free kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Madureira got free with Luiz Gustavo Fontes in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Francisco Novaes charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francisco Novaes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Genílson Sabóia struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Yan Pirani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for New England Patriots. The RÖK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. New England Patriots were winning 0-5.

After a rather tough play, New England Patriots's Oswaldo da Mata got a free kick in the 55th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as New England Patriots's Celsinho de Mendonça slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Yan Pirani. That made the score 0-6 after 58 minutes of play. 62 minutes into the game, one of New England Patriots:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Andrés D'Alessandro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Genílson Sabóia took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yan Pirani. Yan Pirani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-7. Yan Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celsinho de Mendonça in the 75th minute of the match. If Celsinho de Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. RÖK's Yan Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celsinho de Mendonça in the 79th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Genílson Sabóia took a quick shot and it went in 1-8 without a chance for Yan Pirani to make any attempt to save it. In the 86thth minute of the game Celsinho de Mendonça who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RÖK's Yan Pirani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. RÖK's Yan Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celsinho de Mendonça in the 87th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Francisco Novaes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. RÖK's Cesinha Marquez got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The New England Patriots players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.