U21 League

Vila Pinheiro
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alfredo Esteves got the match started through his kick off. In the 11th minute, Brooks Shields ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Caetano Monteiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 20th minute, Alfredo Esteves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Marzagão fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. With a little luck, Marzagão's Pedro Luís Fernandez got control of the ball when Egídio Lucas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Caco Donato hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the match, Icoara Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Brooks Shields came free, but Caetano Monteiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Marzagão's Pedro Luís Fernandez got control of the ball when Egídio Lucas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th minute, Remo Borges hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Luís Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrício Rosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 33 minutes into the match, Icoara Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Brooks Shields came free, but Caetano Monteiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Brooks Shields cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Caetano Monteiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 41 minutes into the game, Alfredo Esteves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Caetano Monteiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 45th minute, Genílson de Queirós hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 46 minutes into the game, Marzagão's Brooks Shields nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Caetano Monteiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Egídio Lucas made a kick off. Alfredo Esteves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Caetano Monteiro made a huge save. In the 62nd minute of the match, Brooks Shields tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Caetano Monteiro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of Icoara Football Club booed when Marzagão was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Esteves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Caetano Monteiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brooks Shields, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After some careless play in the Icoara Football Club defense, Alfredo Esteves kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Caetano Monteiro. The Icoara Football Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Caetano Monteiro should have stopped the shot. When Alfredo Esteves came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Marzagão 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 Alfredo Esteves couldn't finish the play. After 85 minutes of play, Marzagão's Alfredo Esteves made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Caetano Monteiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Brooks Shields received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Caetano Monteiro came out and tried to block the shot, but Brooks Shields slotted it home off the left post making it 0-8 in the 87th minute. Icoara Football Club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Brooks Shields scored to the left of an out of position Caetano Monteiro, making the score, 0-9. When the match was over Marzagão could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Icoara Football Club throughout the match.