U21 League

Estádio Engenhão
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hermínio Ferraz got the match started through his kick off. Bilal Tiberkanin kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 9th minute of the match Wiliam de Castro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cássio Aguiar skillfully saved the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 18 minutes into the game, when Jefferson Mesquita put in a rough tackle. In the 19th minute, Jefferson Mesquita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 20 minutes, Anthony Hedrick managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Desportivo Coala's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anthony Hedrick was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cássio Aguiar came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Desportivo Coala's Bilal Tiberkanin. But to his dismay, Bilal Tiberkanin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Luiz Fabiano Abraão hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the game, Rony Domingues cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Chiquinho Guerra was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Luiz Fernando Braga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chiquinho Guerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermínio Ferraz, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 37th minute Bilal Tiberkanin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cássio Aguiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 40 minutes of play, Desportivo Coala's Bilal Tiberkanin made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cássio Aguiar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bilal Tiberkanin made a kick off. When Yan das Neves fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alvinegro Carioca's protests and gave Yan das Neves a yellow card for diving instead. Cássio Aguiar made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Bilal Tiberkanin sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bilal Tiberkanin in the 69th minute of play forced Alvinegro Carioca's goalkeeper Cássio Aguiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Alvinegro Carioca's goalkeeper Cássio Aguiar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wiliam de Castro. 71 minutes into the match, Alvinegro Carioca's goal looked a bit too open when Wiliam de Castro came free, but Cássio Aguiar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 72 minutes, Luiz Fernando Braga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alvinegro Carioca and the Desportivo Coala players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 72nd minute, Luiz Fernando Braga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Cauã Rocha got free in front of the goal in the 76th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Cássio Aguiar was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Bilal Tiberkanin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Cássio Aguiar made a huge save. 80 minutes into the game, Hermínio Ferraz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alvinegro Carioca's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Desportivo Coala the free kick. A collision led to Alvinegro Carioca getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Hermínio Ferraz hit a great ball. Alvinegro Carioca's defense didn't have a chance, in the 85th minute, when Cauã Rocha scored to the left of an out of position Cássio Aguiar, making the score, 1-3. Chiquinho Guerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Fernando Braga in the 88th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Kléber Penha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cássio Aguiar was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. When the match was over Desportivo Coala could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Alvinegro Carioca throughout the match.