U21 League

Arena Nilton Santos
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Vito Freire took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lúcio Fernandez. Lúcio Fernandez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Didi Vergílio's late challenge caught a Minuim SS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Didi Vergílio helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Minuim SS booed when Nova Era was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Didi Vergílio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Clemente Salgado kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Nova Era's Gilmar Veloso got a free kick in the 13th minute. Lúcio Fernandez was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Egídio Vaz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 21 minute of play. Ronaldinho Moreira made in the 25th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Célio Queiroz immediately put the ball in play. The Minuim SS fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when Minuim SS's Clemente Salgado looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 34 minutes, Egídio Vaz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nova Era's supporters crossed their fingers, but Egídio Vaz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 36th minute, Vito Freire made a precise shot to the right of Lúcio Fernandez. Minuim SS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. 42 minutes into the match, Nova Era's goal looked a bit too open when Vito Ribeiro came free, but Alfredo Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 45 minutes of play, Minuim SS's Vito Ribeiro made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredo Macedo was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Egídio Vaz to make the kick off. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Clemente Salgado took a quick shot and it went in 3-3 without a chance for Alfredo Macedo to make any attempt to save it. Lúcio Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egídio Vaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Alfredo Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clemente Salgado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egídio Vaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Fernandez having to interfere. Clemente Brodel charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Clemente Brodel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Clemente Brodel hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Vito Ribeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Alfredo Macedo made a huge save. In the 85th minute, Egídio Vaz made a precise shot to the right of Lúcio Fernandez. Minuim SS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. Erasmo Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Fernandez having to interfere.