U21 League

Arena Floresta
Spectators: 173 (Terracing: 130, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Didi Mattos started the match with the kick off. Gláuber Abreu hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After 7 played minutes Floresta Club U18 got a freekick which was hit by Gláuber Abreu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mete Gol in the 10th minute of play forced Floresta Club U18's goalkeeper Hudson de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hudson de Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerson Leal in the 11th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Dino Saraiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Atlético Capixaba were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Floresta Club U18's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gerson Leal took the corner. The corner led Atlético Capixaba's Gerson Leal to fire away a dangerous shot which Hudson de Souza despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Floresta Club U18's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gerson Leal was slow to take the kick. During this time Atlético Capixaba's players had a chance to rest. In the 22nd minute, Peder Ferro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Floresta Club U18's Eusébio Baptista shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 23rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Telmo Andrade but with some difficulty. 24 minutes into the match, Erland Slyngstad had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hudson de Souza. Floresta Club U18's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erland Slyngstad was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Telmo Andrade was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Didi Mattos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Didi Mattos really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Didi Mattos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Telmo Andrade made a huge save. When Erland Slyngstad fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atlético Capixaba's protests and gave Erland Slyngstad a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Atlético Capixaba's Erland Slyngstad got a free kick in the 45th minute. The supporters of Atlético Capixaba booed when Floresta Club U18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gláuber Abreu didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mete Gol was the one to do the kick off. Hudson de Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mete Gol in the 54th minute of the match. Peder Ferro hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 56th match minute, Floresta Club U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Didi Mattos to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th match minute, Floresta Club U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valério de Brito to maneuver through the defense. Mete Gol's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 58thth minute, Hudson de Souza skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 59th minute, Acácio Figueiredo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Atlético Capixaba's Mete Gol got a free kick in the 67th minute. Narciso Toledo kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Hudson de Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erland Slyngstad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernandinho Barreto hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Telmo Andrade came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Floresta Club U18's Dino Saraiva. But to his dismay, Dino Saraiva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.