U21 League

RÖK Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Guilherme Abud took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Guilherme Abud in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yan Pirani saved RÖK from getting behind. Adriano Fernandez's late challenge caught a DENVER™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adriano Fernandez helped the player get up and apologised. Adriano Fernandez hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Guilherme Abud in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yan Pirani saved RÖK from getting behind. Toninho Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juninho Souto in the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd minute Adriano Fernandez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toninho Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the game, Adrianinho Negri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DENVER™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RÖK the free kick. In the 28th minute, Adrianinho Negri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Emílio Albuquerque came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the RÖK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Emílio Albuquerque couldn't finish the play. Yan Pirani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Guilherme Toscano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, RÖK's Toninho Pinheiro threw himself towards the right post 40 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marcus Castro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Guilherme Abud kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. After 43 minutes, César de Barros mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RÖK and the DENVER™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 43 played minutes RÖK got a freekick which was hit by César de Barros. Conrado Paraibano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Yan Pirani. RÖK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 45th minute of the match Conrado Paraibano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yan Pirani showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. César de Barros was shown his second yellow card after 46 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of DENVER™ booed when RÖK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. César de Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lucas Amorim made a kick off. Yan Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guilherme Abud in the 52nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Velasco in the 62nd minute of play forced RÖK's goalkeeper Yan Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guilherme Abud kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. DENVER™ made a substitution. Márcio Guedes replaced Rodrigo Velasco. The supporters of RÖK booed when DENVER™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guilherme Abud didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74thth minute of the game Nilmar Freitas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RÖK's Yan Pirani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Diguinho Vargas's late challenge caught a RÖK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diguinho Vargas helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, DENVER™'s Diguinho Vargas got a free kick in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márcio Guedes in the 83rd minute of play forced RÖK's goalkeeper Yan Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Guilherme Toscano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Yan Pirani came out and tried to block the shot, but Luiz Guilherme Toscano slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 86th minute. Luiz Guilherme Toscano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Yan Pirani made a huge save. The supporters of DENVER™ booed when RÖK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adriano Fernandez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yan Pirani was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Conrado Paraibano. The DENVER™ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.