U21 League

Curucamba
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marco de Sousa took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marco de Sousa in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg João Carlos Soeiro saved Curucamba from getting behind. When Décio do Vale came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Curucamba 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 Décio do Vale couldn't finish the play. Victor de Amorim kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Valério Lopez in the 9th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Zemantauskas FC's Vitório Soeiro. Marco de Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. João Carlos Soeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Clóvis do Valle came free with the goalkeeper in the 17th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Sílvio Penha could save by the left post. In a very dangerous position, a player in Curucamba fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! João Carlos Soeiro had in the 24thth minute some difficulties stopping Carlos de Amorim's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. João Carlos Soeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos de Amorim, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 29th minute Clóvis do Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sílvio Penha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Décio do Vale in the 32nd minute. Vitório Soeiro hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Curucamba defense, Carlos de Amorim kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of João Carlos Soeiro. The Curucamba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that João Carlos Soeiro should have stopped the shot.

The wind increased when Décio do Vale made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Caetano Fernandez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Curucamba getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Ernesto Sabóia hit a great ball. In the 57th minute, Carlos de Amorim sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Curucamba's João Carlos Soeiro didn't even have to move. Sílvio Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Décio do Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute of the game Ernesto Sabóia made a throw-in which Ricardo Leite played forward. After a rather tough play, Zemantauskas FC's Hamílton Brodel got a free kick in the 65th minute. Sílvio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Décio do Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zemantauskas FC's Carlos de Amorim got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 79 played minutes Zemantauskas FC got a freekick which was hit by Vitório Soeiro. A collision led to Zemantauskas FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Vitório Soeiro hit a great ball. Carlos de Amorim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. João Carlos Soeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Ernesto Sabóia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Curucamba's João Carlos Soeiro got control of the ball when Marco de Sousa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Curucamba's João Carlos Soeiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Curucamba from getting a goal against them. 97 minutes into the game, Clóvis do Valle cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Sílvio Penha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Zemantauskas FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.