U23 League

MISSIONEIRO
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Enio Gomes took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd match minute, Independente FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Fernando de Toledo to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enio Gomes in the 3rd minute of play forced Independente FC's goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Adriano Tande had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fernando Lucas struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Leandro Gombal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Independente FC. Leandro Gombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Tande in the 11th minute of the match. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind BARBARIDADE G.M.'s goalkeeper Leandro Gombal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Independente FC booed when BARBARIDADE G.M. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dário Correia didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Independente FC's Fernando Lucas in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BARBARIDADE G.M.'s goalie prevented a goal. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Marcelo Gröhe successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 34 minutes into the game, Luís Fábio Pires was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BARBARIDADE G.M.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Independente FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, BARBARIDADE G.M.'s Luís Fábio Pires got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 38thth minute of the game Fernando Lucas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BARBARIDADE G.M.'s Leandro Gombal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 40th minute, Tarcisio Rossi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th match minute, BARBARIDADE G.M. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enio Gomes to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fernando Lucas to make the kick off. Independente FC's Fernando Lucas got a good chance for a goal in the 50th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 55th minute, Nilson Duarte reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leandro Gombal. The goal made the score 0-2. BARBARIDADE G.M.'s Leandro Gombal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save BARBARIDADE G.M. from getting a goal against them. 66 minutes into the match, BARBARIDADE G.M.'s goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Tande came free, but Leandro Gombal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernando Lucas got free with Leandro Gombal in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpected shot in the 84th minute by Adriano Tande got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 89th minute, Independente FC's You Yuan seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed You Yuan the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Independente FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and You Yuan had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 88th minute of the game. One of Independente FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of BARBARIDADE G.M.:s goal. A collision led to Independente FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Cristian Baiano hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Ivo Passos managed to get in a good position for a shot. BARBARIDADE G.M.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ivo Passos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelo Gröhe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The BARBARIDADE G.M. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Independente FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Independente FC.