U21 League

Arena kazes
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Macaco F.C.'s Ingars Miders started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Fabien Barthez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ioan Mavrodin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabien Barthez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ingars Miders, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute, Richard Urbano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ defense, Ingars Miders kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabien Barthez. The ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabien Barthez should have stopped the shot. Hermínio Cavalcante kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Ingars Miders had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabien Barthez. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ingars Miders was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Ioan Mavrodin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabien Barthez having to interfere. Fabien Barthez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ingars Miders, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's Fabien Barthez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingars Miders in the 42nd minute of play. Rafael Sobis charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rafael Sobis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th minute, Rafael Sobis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ioan Mavrodin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

52 minutes into the match, ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's goal looked a bit too open when Ioan Mavrodin came free, but Fabien Barthez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thomás de Sousa charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thomás de Sousa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Macaco F.C. booed when ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thomás de Sousa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ingars Miderss short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Fabien Barthez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 65 minutes into the game, Macaco F.C.'s Ingars Miders nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fabien Barthez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Ingars Miderss short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Fabien Barthez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's Fabien Barthez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ from getting a goal against them. 79 minutes into the game, Michael Ballack was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Macaco F.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's Michael Ballack got a free kick in the 79th minute. Fabien Barthez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ingars Miders in the 85th minute. Fabien Barthez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hermínio Cavalcante in the 88th minute. Fabien Barthez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisinho Lira in the 89th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Richard Urbano during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Richard Urbano hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Macaco F.C. played a much better game than ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ and deserved their victory. The ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.