U21 League

Arena Denver
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Nicolas Travassos made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute of the match Conrado Paraibano sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alexandre Toledo skillfully saved the ball. When Sidnei Monteiro fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manaus FC's protests and gave Sidnei Monteiro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th minute, Sidnei Monteiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute, Rodrigo Velasco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DENVER™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. A collision led to Manaus FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Henrique Ramos hit a great ball. After having played for 11 minutes, Conrado Paraibano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DENVER™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Conrado Paraibano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Manaus FC booed when DENVER™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrianinho Negri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rodrigo Velasco's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 19thth minute, Alexandre Toledo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 20 minutes into the match, Waldir Romero dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alexandre Toledo, 2-0. If Alfredo Lira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandre Toledo came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by DENVER™'s Rodrigo Velasco. But to his dismay, Rodrigo Velasco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. 30 minutes into the game, DENVER™'s Rodrigo Velasco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexandre Toledo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. In the 33rd minute, Rodrigo Velasco made a precise shot to the right of Alexandre Toledo. Manaus FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. After a rather tough play, DENVER™'s Alfredo Lira got a free kick in the 36th minute. A collision led to Manaus FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Nicolas Travassos hit a great ball. Alfredo Lira received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alexandre Toledo came out and tried to block the shot, but Alfredo Lira slotted it home off the left post making it 6-0 in the 40th minute. 44 minutes into the match, Manaus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Lira came free, but Alexandre Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Manaus FC's Alexandre Toledo got control of the ball when Rodrigo Velasco tried to sneak it across the goal line. 48 minutes into the game, DENVER™'s Waldir Romero nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexandre Toledo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 7-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rodrigo Velasco to make the kick off. Alexandre Toledo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rodrigo Velasco went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. Alexandre Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Velasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute Rodrigo Velasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Waldir Romero ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexandre Toledo was frozen by the shot and now it was 9-0. Alexandre Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Eduardo Araújo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexandre Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Guilherme Toscano, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Alexandre Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Velasco in the 85th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Waldir Romero managed to get in a good position for a shot. DENVER™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Waldir Romero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexandre Toledo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Manaus FC defense, Alfredo Lira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexandre Toledo. The Manaus FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexandre Toledo should have stopped the shot. DENVER™ walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.