U23 League

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Evair Palmeira made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the game, Murilo Quirino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ITAFUT 4EVER the free kick. The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murilo Quirino didn't get a good kick on the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Kiko Tande notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ITAFUT 4EVER's Zé Augusto Cardoso. Zé Augusto Cardoso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 12thth minute of the game Allan Nascimento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ITAFUT 4EVER's Zé Augusto Cardoso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zé Augusto Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jânio Prado, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Juvenal Sergipano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evair Palmeira in the 16th minute. 16 minutes into the match, CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE's goalkeeper Juvenal Sergipano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evair Palmeira. In the 17th minute, ITAFUT 4EVER's Evair Palmeira ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Juvenal Sergipano. Juvenal Sergipano yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. João Pena hit a great ball. ITAFUT 4EVER:s Zé Augusto Cardoso showed great skill when he stopped Jonas Fonseca:s penalty. 23 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Kiko Tande came free, but Zé Augusto Cardoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zé Augusto Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jânio Prado, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After 29 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Baiano. ITAFUT 4EVER's Zé Augusto Cardoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jânio Prado in the 30th minute of play. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Beto Viana hit a great ball. Zé Augusto Cardoso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jânio Prado went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Juvenal Sergipano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evair Palmeira in the 38th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Murilo Quirino to make the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Kiko Tande managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kiko Tande was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Evair Palmeira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. ITAFUT 4EVER's Zé Augusto Cardoso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save ITAFUT 4EVER from getting a goal against them. 59 minutes into the match, CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Baiano came free, but Juvenal Sergipano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juvenal Sergipano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Baiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edgar Baiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juvenal Sergipano having to interfere. The supporters of CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE booed when ITAFUT 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Pena didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, Jânio Prado made a precise shot to the right of Zé Augusto Cardoso. ITAFUT 4EVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 85th minute, CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE's Kiko Tande dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. Allan Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Augusto Cardoso having to interfere.