U23 League

Arena da Colina
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Diguinho Souza made the kick off which started today's match. CAMPINAS FUTEBOL CLUBE's Anderson Torres proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save CAMPINAS FUTEBOL CLUBE from getting a goal against them. Túlio Hermes charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Túlio Hermes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Atlético da Colina's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by João Fantini in the 17th minute. 18 minutes into the game, Wiliam Tepedino threw the ball into play from the sideline. CAMPINAS FUTEBOL CLUBE's Fernandinho Neiva quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a defensive mix-up in CAMPINAS FUTEBOL CLUBE's zone, João Miranda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anderson Torres came out of the goal and João Miranda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Diguinho Souza might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anderson Torres. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Diguinho Souza ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, CAMPINAS FUTEBOL CLUBE's Anderson Torres got control of the ball when Diguinho Souza tried to sneak it across the goal line. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by CAMPINAS FUTEBOL CLUBE's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. João Fantini was slow to take the kick. During this time Atlético da Colina's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Atlético da Colina's Ronaldão Trevisan getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Mateus Linhares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Neves in the 36th minute of the match. After 37 played minutes Atlético da Colina got a freekick which was hit by Wiliam Tepedino. Anderson Torres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Miranda in the 42nd minute of play. Atlético da Colina's Diguinho Souza got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Michel Neves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mateus Linhares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Túlio Hermes in the 51st minute of play. Anderson Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diguinho Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlético da Colina's goalkeeper Mateus Linhares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A hard shot 71 in the game by Michel Neves from a close distance when the talented Mateus Linhares managed to make a qualified save. Atlético da Colina's players were relieved. In the 73rd minute, Diguinho Souza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlético da Colina fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. A collision led to Atlético da Colina getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. João Miranda hit a great ball. Dário Moreira's late challenge caught a Atlético da Colina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dário Moreira helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to CAMPINAS FUTEBOL CLUBE getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Dário Moreira hit a great ball. Juarês das Neves hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Michel Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mateus Linhares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Neves in the 92nd minute of the match. Anderson Torres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diguinho Souza in the 94th minute of the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.