U21 League

JEEP Arena
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Henri Martins kicked off to start the match. Vitinho Leme scored 1-0 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Luís Menegatti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Henri Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th minute, Henri Martins left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Canarinho Atordoado fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henri Martins in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Geovani Neves saved CENZI from getting behind. Henri Martins took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Geovani Neves. Geovani Neves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Geovani Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henri Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. When Canarinho Atordoado's Henri Martins in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CENZI's goalie prevented a goal. 38 minutes into the match, Dito Zanette notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of CENZI's Geovani Neves. Geovani Neves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 45thth minute of the game Henri Martins who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CENZI's Geovani Neves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vitinho Leme to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Luiz Guilherme do Nascimento got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Mauro Leão hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Canarinho Atordoado's Tiago Gabriel Luz took a good shot, in the 58th minute, which hit the crossbar above Geovani Neves's head, and flew over the goal. CENZI's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Canarinho Atordoado. With his leg Geovani Neves managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Canarinho Atordoado's Dito Zanette fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Geovani Neves stood somewhat misplaced when Dito Zanette came free in front of goal and shot 1-4 to the left of him in the 63 minute. Dito Zanette's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geovani Neves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Rodolfo Valladares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henri Martins in the 70th minute of play forced CENZI's goalkeeper Geovani Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the game, Henri Martins cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Geovani Neves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dito Zanette received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Geovani Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st match minute, CENZI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodoro Cardozo to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Henri Martins in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Geovani Neves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Henri Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Galvão recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Geovani Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henri Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 96 minutes into the match, Canarinho Atordoado's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Galvão came free, but Pedro Luís Menegatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 97th minute Henri Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovani Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Canarinho Atordoado eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.