U23 League

Laranjeiras
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hortêncio Sena got the match started through his kick off. In the 12th minute, Nildo de Souza made a precise shot to the right of Arnaldo Toledo. Fluminense Football Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 17 minutes into the match, Fluminense Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Usain Bolt came free, but Arnaldo Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute, Arlindo Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute, Usain Bolt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnaldo Toledo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Claudinei Sergipano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arnaldo Toledo. Fluminense Football Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some careless play in the Fluminense Football Club defense, Nildo de Souza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnaldo Toledo. The Fluminense Football Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnaldo Toledo should have stopped the shot. 27 minutes into the match, Fluminense Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Hortêncio Sena came free, but Arnaldo Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 played minutes Fluminense Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Tarcisio Bittencourt. Nildo de Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th minute, Hortêncio Sena left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mitnarotov FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gil Maciel was the one to do the kick off. When Nildo de Souza came up free with the goalie in the 50th minute, the Mitnarotov FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nildo de Souza couldn't finish the play. After 52 minutes, Arlindo Andrade mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fluminense Football Club and the Mitnarotov FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Mitnarotov FC booed when Fluminense Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arlindo Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fernando Raffo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gil Maciel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnaldo Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nildo de Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, Fluminense Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Hortêncio Sena came free, but Arnaldo Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 69 played minutes Fluminense Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Tarcisio Bittencourt. In the 71st minute, Tarcisio Bittencourt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, Valdomiro Ferreira made a precise shot to the right of Arnaldo Toledo. Fluminense Football Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. Valdomiro Ferreira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Arnaldo Toledo made a huge save. In the 89th minute, Sílvio Dantas made a precise shot to the right of Arnaldo Toledo. Fluminense Football Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-10. In the 94th match minute, Fluminense Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by César Ceresso to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute, Usain Bolt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mitnarotov FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. Mitnarotov FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.