U21 League

Arena Blumenau
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Atlético Blumenauense FC's Virgílio Veiga started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 played minutes Pirajiba got a freekick which was hit by Manfredo Silva. Thanks to some nice moves Virgílio Veiga could shoot a difficult shot in the 3rd minute, which Basílio Cosme however easily saved by the left post. After some careless play in the Atlético Blumenauense FC defense, Nelson de Queiroz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vito Veloso. The Atlético Blumenauense FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vito Veloso should have stopped the shot. In the 9th minute Sydney Cearense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vito Veloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vito Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Santana in the 13th minute of the match. Vito Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelson de Queiroz in the 14th minute of the match. Luisinho Alcântara made in the 15th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Atlético Blumenauense FC's Gilmar Leite. 16 minutes into the match, Pirajiba's goalkeeper Basílio Cosme had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Virgílio Veiga. Manfredo Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th minute of the match Vinícius Marques shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Basílio Cosme showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 22nd minute, Nelson de Queiroz made a precise shot to the right of Vito Veloso. Atlético Blumenauense FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 25th minute, Jairo Santana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pirajiba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. The audience was convinced that Nelson de Queiroz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vito Veloso was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. In the 31st minute, Jorge Carioca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Atlético Blumenauense FC defense, Nelson de Queiroz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vito Veloso. The Atlético Blumenauense FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vito Veloso should have stopped the shot. Nelson de Queiroz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vito Veloso having to interfere. Atlético Blumenauense FC's Vito Veloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nelson de Queiroz in the 42nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Blumenauense FC's zone, Jairo Santana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vito Veloso came out of the goal and Jairo Santana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nelson de Queiroz to strike the kick off in the second half. When Luisinho Alcântara came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Pirajiba 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 Luisinho Alcântara couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Pirajiba getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Sydney Cearense hit a great ball. Gilmar Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vito Veloso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jairo Santana in the 56th minute. In the 58th match minute, Atlético Blumenauense FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tales Cearense to maneuver through the defense. Pirajiba's Jairo Santana got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 62 played minutes Pirajiba got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Prado. Atlético Blumenauense FC's Vito Veloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nelson de Queiroz in the 65th minute of play. In the 68th minute Nelson de Queiroz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vito Veloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th match minute, Atlético Blumenauense FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amílton Abreu to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelson de Queiroz in the 75th minute of play forced Atlético Blumenauense FC's goalkeeper Vito Veloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Pirajiba's zone, Virgílio Veiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Basílio Cosme came out of the goal and Virgílio Veiga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vito Veloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelson de Queiroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Jairo Santana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pirajiba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. A collision led to Atlético Blumenauense FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Virgílio Veiga hit a great ball. A collision led to Atlético Blumenauense FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Tales Cearense hit a great ball. Natanael Couto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vito Veloso. Atlético Blumenauense FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.