U21 League

The Linc
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) In the 8th minute, Hernani Quirino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dedé Dante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naldo Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Severino Rodrigues hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernani Quirino in the 18th minute of play forced Curiphila Eagles's goalkeeper Murilo Paiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 0-1 became the score in the 22nd minute when Hernani Quirino elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 30th minute Cacá de Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dedé Dante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Aurora FC defense, Nelsinho Bastos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dedé Dante. The Aurora FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dedé Dante should have stopped the shot. In the 38th minute, Curiphila Eagles's Cacá de Almeida dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. In the 42nd minute, Edu de Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dedé Dante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naldo Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

A collision led to Curiphila Eagles getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Clóvis Leal hit a great ball. A collision led to Curiphila Eagles getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Rômulo Pires hit a great ball. Curiphila Eagles's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Hernani Quirino 56 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-2. In the 60th match minute, Curiphila Eagles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clóvis Leal to maneuver through the defense. Hernani Quirino blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Murilo Paiva having to make a save. After having played for 63 minutes, Carlos Eduardo Jacinto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aurora FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Eduardo Jacinto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 65 played minutes Aurora FC got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Eduardo Jacinto. 67 minutes into the match, Aurora FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cacá de Almeida came free, but Dedé Dante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Severino Rodrigues fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aurora FC's protests and gave Severino Rodrigues a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Aurora FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Severino Rodrigues hit a great ball. In the 69thth minute of the game Nelsinho Bastos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aurora FC's Dedé Dante was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 72 played minutes Aurora FC got a freekick which was hit by Leonel Loureiro. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Aurora FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Caco Rosa was slow to take the kick. During this time Curiphila Eagles's players had a chance to rest. Nelsinho Bastos hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute Nelsinho Bastos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dedé Dante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Aurora FC defense, Cacá de Almeida kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dedé Dante. The Aurora FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dedé Dante should have stopped the shot. After 84 minutes of play, Curiphila Eagles's Rômulo Pires made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dedé Dante was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 87th minute Cacá de Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dedé Dante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute, Gugu Baiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute Cacá de Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dedé Dante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Cacá de Almeida notched a goal, 6-2, to the right of Aurora FC's Dedé Dante. Dedé Dante was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Curiphila Eagles walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.