U23 League

RÖK Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Wellington Ratov managed to get in a good position for a shot. ✪ XV de Umarizal's supporters rose to their feet, but Wellington Ratov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yan Pirani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yan Pirani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Moura in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Wellington Ratov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yan Pirani was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Francisco Madureira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Nestor in the 18th minute of play forced RÖK's goalkeeper Yan Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Lucas Moura sped through RÖK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Yan Pirani. Yan Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 27 minutes into the game, Wellington Ratov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ✪ XV de Umarizal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RÖK the free kick. RÖK's Ramiro Cerezo was substituted for Adriano Fernandez. After a rather tough play, ✪ XV de Umarizal's Wellington Ratov got a free kick in the 29th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Cesinha Marquez could shoot a difficult shot in the 30th minute, which Paulo Quadros however easily saved by the left post. Paulo Quadros stood somewhat misplaced when Francisco Novaes came free in front of goal and shot 1-2 to the left of him in the 35 minute. The supporters of RÖK booed when ✪ XV de Umarizal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michel Araújo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paulo Quadros acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 39th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Ramiro Cerezo. Paulo Quadros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júlio Varela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Quadros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júlio Varela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. RÖK's Yan Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Moura in the 47th minute of play.

The wind increased when Francisco Novaes made the kick off in the second half. A hard shot by Rodrigo Nestor from long distance, 53 minutes into the match, got Yan Pirani's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 54th minute, Júlio Varela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. RÖK's Rafinha Schmidt pulled a muscle in his back after 60 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Michel Araújo's late challenge caught a RÖK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Michel Araújo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ✪ XV de Umarizal's Michel Araújo got a free kick in the 61st minute. Paulo Quadros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Madureira in the 64th minute of the match. A collision led to RÖK getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Virgílio Rodrigues hit a great ball. RÖK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 66th minute, when Rodrigo Nestor scored to the left of an out of position Yan Pirani, making the score, 1-3. 68 minutes into the game, Francisco Novaes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Paulo Quadros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 70 played minutes ✪ XV de Umarizal got a freekick which was hit by Wellington Ratov. 72 minutes into the match, RÖK's goal looked a bit too open when Wellington Ratov came free, but Yan Pirani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francisco Madureira in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulo Quadros saved ✪ XV de Umarizal from getting behind. After a rather tough play, ✪ XV de Umarizal's Tiago Gabriel Mineiro got a free kick in the 75th minute. Paulo Quadros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Madureira in the 77th minute of play. Lucas Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Yan Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesinha Marquez in the 84th minute of play forced ✪ XV de Umarizal's goalkeeper Paulo Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucas Moura succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-4 in the 89th playminute. The ✪ XV de Umarizal supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ✪ XV de Umarizal would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.