U23 League

Arena da Colina
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Diguinho Souza kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Galo do Japi booed when Atlético da Colina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Fantini didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Galo do Japi's Luciano Rodríguez got a free kick in the 5th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Atlético da Colina's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Rodríguez came free, but Mateus Linhares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Fantini kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 16th minute of the game Nilmar Mota made a throw-in which Guilherme Penha played forward. 23 minutes into the game, Galo do Japi's Luciano Rodríguez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mateus Linhares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The throw-in from Juarês das Neves in the 25th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Galo do Japi's Nilmar Mota. After some careless play in the Galo do Japi defense, Diguinho Souza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ronaldo Giovanelli. The Galo do Japi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ronaldo Giovanelli should have stopped the shot. When Atlético da Colina's Diguinho Souza in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Galo do Japi's goalie prevented a goal. Falcão Duarte charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Falcão Duarte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 36 played minutes Galo do Japi got a freekick which was hit by Falcão Duarte. Ronaldo Giovanelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Miranda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diguinho Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Rodríguez in the 46th minute of play forced Atlético da Colina's goalkeeper Mateus Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sokratis Krak was the one to do the kick off. Atlético da Colina's Mateus Linhares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Rodríguez in the 52nd minute of play. In the 55th minute, Nilmar Mota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 56 minutes, João Fantini managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlético da Colina's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Fantini was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A sloppy throw-in by Nilmar Mota in the 59th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Atlético da Colina's Juarês das Neves. Galo do Japi's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Giovanni da Silveira in the 62nd minute. Mateus Linhares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Rodríguez in the 66th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luciano Rodríguez in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mateus Linhares saved Atlético da Colina from getting behind. With his leg Mateus Linhares managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when Galo do Japi's Sokratis Krak fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After having played for 75 minutes, Diguinho Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlético da Colina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Diguinho Souza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 76th match minute, Galo do Japi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nilmar Mota to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute Diguinho Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Giovanelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Atlético da Colina's Diguinho Souza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ronaldo Giovanelli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Rodríguez in the 85th minute of play forced Atlético da Colina's goalkeeper Mateus Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 93 played minutes Galo do Japi got a freekick which was hit by Falcão Duarte. Nilmar Mota's late challenge caught a Atlético da Colina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nilmar Mota helped the player get up and apologised. In the 96th match minute, Galo do Japi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nilmar Mota to maneuver through the defense. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.