U23 League

Arena SAU.
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Anderson Carioca made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the match, Josué Penha dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Andrézinho Mattos, 1-0. Anderson Carioca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Andrézinho Mattos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino da Costa in the 12th minute of play forced Jurassic Monsters SA's goalkeeper Denílson Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrézinho Mattos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anderson Carioca, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Josué Penha had several of the Real Cruzeiro FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 19 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Andrézinho Mattos as he didn't even see the shot coming. Andrézinho Mattos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josué Penha in the 23rd minute of play. After 26 minutes of play, Real Cruzeiro FC's Fabiano Carneiro made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Denílson Azevedo was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Josué Penha in the 28th minute of play forced Real Cruzeiro FC's goalkeeper Andrézinho Mattos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Josué Penha received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Andrézinho Mattos came out and tried to block the shot, but Josué Penha slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júlio Arruda in the 35th minute of play forced Jurassic Monsters SA's goalkeeper Denílson Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anderson Carioca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Andrézinho Mattos made a huge save. In the 42nd match minute, Real Cruzeiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fellipe Cosme to maneuver through the defense. Real Cruzeiro FC's Andrézinho Mattos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anderson Carioca in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Severino da Costa made a kick off. A collision led to Jurassic Monsters SA getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Sérgio Grandi hit a great ball. Andrézinho Mattos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anderson Carioca went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. Josué Penha struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Andrézinho Mattos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jurassic Monsters SA. If Dorian Silveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 77 minutes into the match, Jurassic Monsters SA's Anderson Carioca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andrézinho Mattos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Tales Batista managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Cruzeiro FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Tales Batista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Denílson Azevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 83rd minute, Anderson Carioca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jurassic Monsters SA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. The supporters of Jurassic Monsters SA booed when Real Cruzeiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabiano Carneiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89thth minute of the game Anderson Carioca who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Cruzeiro FC's Andrézinho Mattos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Jurassic Monsters SA booed when Real Cruzeiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabiano Carneiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Josué Penha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Andrézinho Mattos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Real Cruzeiro FC defense, Dorian Silveira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrézinho Mattos. The Real Cruzeiro FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrézinho Mattos should have stopped the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Real Cruzeiro FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Jurassic Monsters SA.