U23 League

CAPIXABA
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dé Carioca got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute, Ulysses de Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Felipe Capixaba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Horácio Gonçalves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eusébio Leal hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the FLU ES fc defense, Sandro Maciel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maurinho da Costa. The FLU ES fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maurinho da Costa should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Al-Fajuth's Wiliam Toledo got a free kick in the 21st minute. If Patrick da Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reinaldo Paranaense hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Maurinho da Costa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sandro Maciel went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After 36 minutes, Eusébio Leal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FLU ES fc and the Al-Fajuth players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Al-Fajuth booed when FLU ES fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusébio Leal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sandro Maciel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 39 played minutes FLU ES fc got a freekick which was hit by Eusébio Leal. Horácio Gonçalves might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maurinho da Costa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Horácio Gonçalves ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horácio Gonçalves in the 47th minute of play forced FLU ES fc's goalkeeper Maurinho da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Horácio Gonçalves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Al-Fajuth was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wiliam Toledo to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luiz Gustavo Nunes during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Al-Fajuth getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Luiz Gustavo Nunes hit a great ball. Zeca Custódio, 57 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. A collision led to Al-Fajuth getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Sandro Maciel hit a great ball. Horácio Gonçalves blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maurinho da Costa having to make a save. Patrick da Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute, Patrick da Rocha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tales Almeida during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FLU ES fc's Tales Almeida got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 76th minute, Felipe Capixaba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute Horácio Gonçalves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurinho da Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, FLU ES fc's Maurinho da Costa got control of the ball when Sandro Maciel tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 88 minutes, Horácio Gonçalves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Al-Fajuth's supporters crossed their fingers, but Horácio Gonçalves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind FLU ES fc's goalkeeper Maurinho da Costa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Al-Fajuth's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.