U21 League

Moisés Lucarelli
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sidnei Reis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ronaldo Cearense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romário Pontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alberto Vianna in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eriberto Pinheiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the FORÇA JOVEM F.C defense, Romário Pontes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ronaldo Cearense. The FORÇA JOVEM F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ronaldo Cearense should have stopped the shot. Sidnei Reis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Eriberto Pinheiro made a huge save. In the 20th minute Ademar Severo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's Romário Pontes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ronaldo Cearense narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 23rdth minute of the game Romário Pontes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FORÇA JOVEM F.C's Ronaldo Cearense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 24 minutes into the game, Ricart Futebol Clube's Noel Duarte nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ronaldo Cearense made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 29 minutes into the match, Noel Duarte had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ronaldo Cearense. FORÇA JOVEM F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Noel Duarte was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Romário Pontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Ronaldo Cearense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Dé Araújo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ricart Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Dé Araújo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronaldo Cearense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 40th minute, Romário Pontes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ronaldo Cearense was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. After having played for 44 minutes, Romário Pontes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ricart Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romário Pontes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Ricart Futebol Clube fans' excitement grew in the 47th match minute when Ricart Futebol Clube's Noel Duarte 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 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Romário Pontes was the one to do the kick off. If Marquinhos Coelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute, one of FORÇA JOVEM F.C:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FORÇA JOVEM F.C. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marquinhos Coelho in the 62nd minute of play forced FORÇA JOVEM F.C's goalkeeper Ronaldo Cearense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FORÇA JOVEM F.C's Ronaldo Cearense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noel Duarte in the 63rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Ricart Futebol Clube's Marquinhos Coelho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ronaldo Cearense. That made the score 0-7 after 67 minutes of play. Ronaldo Cearense was a little too slow when Romário Pontes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 0-8. 81 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's Romário Pontes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ronaldo Cearense narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noel Duarte in the 84th minute of play forced FORÇA JOVEM F.C's goalkeeper Ronaldo Cearense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dé Araújo scored 0-9 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ronaldo Cearense, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ronaldo Cearense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romário Pontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The FORÇA JOVEM F.C fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ricart Futebol Clube were clearly better and deserved to take the win.