U23 League

Allianz Zuera Parque
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dudu Jacinto took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 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 Dudu Jacinto. Afonsinho Sampaio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wellington Figueiredo in the 5th minute of the match. Nelson de Salles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Marcel Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcel Jacinto was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rômulo Bezerra showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Zuera Never End MZC's Doni Ortiz got a free kick in the 12th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Régis de Toledo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Afonsinho Sampaio. Zuera Never End MZC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Régis de Toledo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 17 minutes into the match, Zuera Never End MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Wellington Figueiredo came free, but Afonsinho Sampaio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Rômulo Bezerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 20 minutes into the match, Zuera Never End MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Nóbrega came free, but Afonsinho Sampaio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Afonsinho Sampaio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Nóbrega in the 25th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 28 minutes, Marcel Jacinto successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Marcel Jacinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dudu Jacinto in the 33rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Grêmio Bulls defense, Dudu Jacinto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcel Jacinto. The Grêmio Bulls fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcel Jacinto should have stopped the shot. Wellington Figueiredo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Afonsinho Sampaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Régis de Toledo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 43 played minutes Grêmio Bulls got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Nóbrega. In the 45th minute, Cláudio Moraes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Dudu Jacinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wellington Figueiredo was the one to do the kick off. After 53 played minutes Zuera Never End MZC got a freekick which was hit by Leandro Pitta. The supporters of Zuera Never End MZC booed when Grêmio Bulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Nóbrega didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Zuera Never End MZC's Afonsinho Sampaio got control of the ball when Wellington Figueiredo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Grêmio Bulls's zone, Dudu Jacinto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcel Jacinto came out of the goal and Dudu Jacinto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 67th minute, Washington Bezerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Grêmio Bulls getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Emanuel Nóbrega hit a great ball. Emanuel Nóbrega hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Grêmio Bulls's Marcel Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dudu Jacinto in the 74th minute of play. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Rômulo Bezerra sped through Grêmio Bulls's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcel Jacinto. Marcel Jacinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dudu Jacinto, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After 86 played minutes Zuera Never End MZC got a freekick which was hit by Dudu Jacinto. In the 87th minute, Dudu Jacinto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zuera Never End MZC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. The supporters of Grêmio Bulls booed when Zuera Never End MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geovanni Travassos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zuera Never End MZC's Afonsinho Sampaio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Severo in the 93rd minute of play. In the 94th minute, Rômulo Bezerra got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.