U21 League

Estádio Almeidão
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fábio Marinho took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedrão de Brito during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience held their breath when Betão Senna in the 4th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Paulo Renato Dracena's left hand side. Vicente Aparecido could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Sydney Barros made a huge save. Granadero10's Sydney Barros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Granadero10 from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fábio Marinho got free with Sydney Barros in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Betão Senna in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulo Renato Dracena saved Belo Academy from getting behind. In the 18th minute Cristiano Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sydney Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute, Fábio Marinho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sydney Barros. The goal made the score 2-0. Betão Senna's late challenge caught a Belo Academy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Betão Senna helped the player get up and apologised. Sydney Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Melo in the 25th minute of the match. Paulo Renato Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Betão Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sydney Barros acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 31st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Pedrão de Brito. Paulo Renato Dracena came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Granadero10's Gugu Travassos. But to his dismay, Gugu Travassos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Vicente Aparecido could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Sydney Barros made a huge save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Betão Senna made a kick off. Sydney Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Melo in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Belo Academy's goalkeeper Paulo Renato Dracena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gugu Travassos. In the 55th minute Fábio Marinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sydney Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fábio Marinho's late challenge caught a Granadero10's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fábio Marinho helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Granadero10 booed when Belo Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fábio Marinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 58 minutes, Paulo Renato Dracena successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Betão Senna in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Paulo Renato Dracena, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 63rd minute, Belo Academy's Cristian Vinhas seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Cristian Vinhas the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Belo Academy protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Cristian Vinhas had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 62nd minute, one of Belo Academy: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 Belo Academy. Paulo Renato Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franklin Falcão, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 71st minute Edvaldo Madureira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Renato Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Belo Academy booed when Granadero10 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franklin Falcão didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Franklin Falcão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Paulo Renato Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gugu Travassos in the 78th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Granadero10's Tiago Sena got a free kick in the 88th minute. Granadero10's Franklin Falcão got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jeferson Proença kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.