U23 League

Ninho da Águia
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Valério Xavier made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Carlinhos Velasco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Barrera 2.0 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Jefferson Arósio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tirense F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Jefferson Arósio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christian Castro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Waldir Palmeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valério Xavier in the 14th minute of play. Waldir Palmeira came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Barrera 2.0's Dé de Amaral. But to his dismay, Dé de Amaral quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 29 minutes into the game, FC Barrera 2.0's Carlinhos Velasco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Waldir Palmeira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valério Xavier during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Tirense F.C. booed when FC Barrera 2.0 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valério Xavier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juninho Ribeiro hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Valério Xavier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldir Palmeira having to interfere. After 42 played minutes Tirense F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Vito Paiva. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Dé de Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Barrera 2.0's supporters rose to their feet, but Dé de Amaral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waldir Palmeira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Valério Xavier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waldir Palmeira was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luisão Severo to make the kick off. Ronaldinho Rossi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Christian Castro. FC Barrera 2.0's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Valério Xavier who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 57thth minute tested the skills of Waldir Palmeira when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Carlinhos Velasco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Waldir Palmeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Váldson Alagoano got free with Waldir Palmeira in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carlinhos Velasco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldir Palmeira having to interfere. With a little luck, Tirense F.C.'s Waldir Palmeira got control of the ball when Valério Xavier tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Lara in the 69th minute of play forced Tirense F.C.'s goalkeeper Waldir Palmeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waldir Palmeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlinhos Velasco, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 71 minutes of play, FC Barrera 2.0's Carlinhos Velasco made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Waldir Palmeira was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Luisão Severo fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tirense F.C.'s protests and gave Luisão Severo a yellow card for diving instead. After 75 played minutes Tirense F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Luisão Severo. Waldir Palmeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlinhos Velasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 78 minutes into the match, Valério Xavier dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Waldir Palmeira, 0-6. In the 81st minute, FC Barrera 2.0's Carlinhos Velasco ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Waldir Palmeira. Waldir Palmeira yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. 84 minutes into the game, Dida Vidal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tirense F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Barrera 2.0 the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 84th minute of the game. One of Tirense F.C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Barrera 2.0:s goal. Waldir Palmeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlinhos Velasco in the 89th minute of the match. Valério Xavier who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 91stth minute tested the skills of Waldir Palmeira when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 93rd minute, Dé de Amaral reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Waldir Palmeira. The goal made the score 0-9. Alex Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. FC Barrera 2.0'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.