U21 League

Radio Clube - Santos
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Enrique Paiva made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zé Paulo Rocha during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 3rd minute, one of ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS. The referee gave AKI CORINTHIANS a penalty, 4 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Emanuel Eger, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS's Dito Araújo. 0-1. With 8 minutes on the clock, Zé Paulo Rocha commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 8th minute of the game. One of ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AKI CORINTHIANS:s goal. Dino Hermes hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute Rodrigo Donatello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dito Araújo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Donatello cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Dito Araújo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS's Enrique Paiva in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AKI CORINTHIANS's goalie prevented a goal. In the 25thth minute of the game Cássio Gaspar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AKI CORINTHIANS's Enéas Marinho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS's Alexsandro Quirino got a free kick in the 27th minute. ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS's Dito Araújo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Donatello in the 30th minute of play. Enéas Marinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cássio Gaspar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute of the match ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS got a corner. AKI CORINTHIANS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rafinha Breckenfeld ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of AKI CORINTHIANS booed when ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cafu Paraibano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cafu Paraibano hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Donatello in the 40th minute of play forced ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS's goalkeeper Dito Araújo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Donatello in the 47th minute of play forced ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS's goalkeeper Dito Araújo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

AKI CORINTHIANS's Válter Rossi got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dito Araújo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodrigo Donatello in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute, Cássio Gaspar made a precise shot to the right of Enéas Marinho. AKI CORINTHIANS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Dino Hermes kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Donatello in the 67th minute of play forced ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS's goalkeeper Dito Araújo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enrique Paiva's late challenge caught a AKI CORINTHIANS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enrique Paiva helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS's Enrique Paiva got a free kick in the 70th minute. After a rather tough play, AKI CORINTHIANS's Jarbas Coelho got a free kick in the 71st minute. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Cássio Gaspar sped through AKI CORINTHIANS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Enéas Marinho. Enéas Marinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique Paiva in the 79th minute of the match. When ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS's Cássio Gaspar in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AKI CORINTHIANS's goalie prevented a goal. Emanuel Eger kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in AKI CORINTHIANS's zone, Cássio Gaspar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enéas Marinho came out of the goal and Cássio Gaspar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 87th minute, Enrique Paiva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. In the 92nd minute Rodrigo Donatello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dito Araújo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd match minute, ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cafu Paraibano to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute Rodrigo Donatello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dito Araújo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ZONA NOROESTE - SANTOS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 97th minute, when Rodrigo Donatello scored to the left of an out of position Dito Araújo, making the score, 3-4. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. AKI CORINTHIANS walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.