U23 League

Arena BEST FABIO
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gualter Cunha kicked off to start the match. Rômulo dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adhemar Souto having to interfere. Gualter Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Ruy Cearense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tarcisio da Mata hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. When Juan Couto fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BEST FABIO F.C.'s protests and gave Juan Couto a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ booed when BEST FABIO F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Couto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Váldson Urbano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in BEST FABIO F.C.'s zone, Gualter Cunha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ruy Cearense came out of the goal and Gualter Cunha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 23 minutes into the game, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s Váldson Urbano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ruy Cearense made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The audience was convinced that Gualter Cunha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ruy Cearense was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. In the 33rd minute, Baltazar Schmidt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Renatinho Catarinense struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Ruy Cearense didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™. 40 minutes into the game, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s Gualter Cunha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ruy Cearense made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Ruy Cearense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesinha Schmidt, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vinícius Perez to make the kick off. Giovani Travassos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Ruy Cearense made a huge save. After a rather tough play, BEST FABIO F.C.'s Vinícius Perez got a free kick in the 66th minute. Giovani Travassos struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Ruy Cearense didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™. After 73 played minutes BEST FABIO F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Eduardo Prado. After 74 minutes, Renatinho Catarinense mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ and the BEST FABIO F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 74th match minute, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renatinho Catarinense to maneuver through the defense. If Giovani Travassos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ruy Cearense stood somewhat misplaced when Giovani Travassos came free in front of goal and shot 0-7 to the left of him in the 88 minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giovani Travassos got free with Ruy Cearense in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rui Lucas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Ruy Cearense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The BEST FABIO F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.