U21 League

Galaxy Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Marcel Jacinto was a little too slow when Raphael de Brito got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. Ulisses Cavalcante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Marcel Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Grêmio Bulls booed when Elite™- FC Galácticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Torres didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Régis de Toledo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eric Donnarumma was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Nóbrega in the 14th minute of play forced Elite™- FC Galácticos's goalkeeper Eric Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Elite™- FC Galácticos getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Ulisses Cavalcante hit a great ball. Elite™- FC Galácticos's Eric Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cláudio Moraes in the 20th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Grêmio Bulls's Belmiro de Sena got a free kick in the 21st minute. After 22 played minutes, Elite™- FC Galácticos's Décio de Sena shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marcel Jacinto came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Elite™- FC Galácticos reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, José Paulo de Mendonça managed to get in a good position for a shot. Elite™- FC Galácticos's supporters rose to their feet, but José Paulo de Mendonça was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcel Jacinto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcel Jacinto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Paulo de Mendonça's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Grêmio Bulls's Marcel Jacinto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Grêmio Bulls from getting a goal against them. 32 minutes into the match, Grêmio Bulls's goalkeeper Marcel Jacinto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raphael de Brito. 34 minutes into the match, Elite™- FC Galácticos's goal looked a bit too open when Régis de Toledo came free, but Eric Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cristóvão Maciel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcel Jacinto was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. A collision led to Grêmio Bulls getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Zeca Paranaense hit a great ball. José Paulo de Mendonça struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Marcel Jacinto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elite™- FC Galácticos. Marcel Jacinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristóvão Maciel in the 42nd minute of play. In the 47th minute, Raphael de Brito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Cristóvão Maciel made the kick off in the second half. Cristóvão Maciel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Marcel Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristóvão Maciel in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcel Jacinto saved Grêmio Bulls from getting behind. Marcel Jacinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristóvão Maciel, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Grêmio Bulls's Marcel Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Paulo de Mendonça in the 63rd minute of play. After 65 minutes Grêmio Bulls's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Décio de Sena who took care of the corner kick. Elite™- FC Galácticos's Décio de Sena was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcel Jacinto in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Marcel Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paulo de Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Washington Bezerra's late challenge caught a Elite™- FC Galácticos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Washington Bezerra helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Grêmio Bulls getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Washington Bezerra hit a great ball. 76 minutes into the game, Gilvan Nascimento was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grêmio Bulls's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elite™- FC Galácticos the free kick. A collision led to Grêmio Bulls getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Gilvan Nascimento hit a great ball. Luan Bueno lost his temper 78 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Grêmio Bulls getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Luan Bueno hit a great ball. Marcel Jacinto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristóvão Maciel's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Grêmio Bulls's Marcel Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulisses Cavalcante in the 92nd minute of play. Elite™- FC Galácticos's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.