U21 League

Real Arena Parque
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Miroslav Raab got the match started through his kick off. Teodoro Meireles was a little too slow when Miroslav Raab got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. 6 minutes into the match, Bandeirinha AD's goalkeeper Teodoro Meireles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miroslav Raab. Miroslav Raab sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute, Gabriel da Rocha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 13 played minutes Bandeirinha AD got a freekick which was hit by Ramiro Coutinho. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gearoid McFrancise in the 18th minute of play forced Bandeirinha AD's goalkeeper Teodoro Meireles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute, Miroslav Raab left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Santista FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Jeremias Abreu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Teodoro Meireles came out and tried to block the shot, but Jeremias Abreu slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 25th minute. Real Santista FC's Gearoid McFrancise got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, Bandeirinha AD's goalkeeper Teodoro Meireles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlinhos Porto. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miroslav Raab got free with Teodoro Meireles in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 44th match minute, Bandeirinha AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiago Monteiro to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Falcão Gaspar to make the kick off. If Luís Gustavo Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 52nd minute, Luís Gustavo Ferreira made a precise shot to the right of Teodoro Meireles. Bandeirinha AD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. If Miroslav Raab had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 60 minutes into the match, Bandeirinha AD's goal looked a bit too open when Miroslav Raab came free, but Teodoro Meireles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 60 minutes, Miroslav Raab made it 8-0 with a short kick to the right side. Bandeirinha AD's Teodoro Meireles tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 64 minutes into the match, Miroslav Raab had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Teodoro Meireles. Bandeirinha AD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miroslav Raab was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. Teodoro Meireles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gearoid McFrancise in the 67th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Miroslav Raab in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Teodoro Meireles saved Bandeirinha AD from getting behind. Bandeirinha AD's Teodoro Meireles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Gustavo Ferreira in the 70th minute of play. The Real Santista FC fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when Real Santista FC's Miroslav Raab looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 10-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Teodoro Meireles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miroslav Raab in the 75th minute of the match. Teodoro Meireles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Gustavo Ferreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 82 minutes, Miroslav Raab managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Santista FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miroslav Raab was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luís Gustavo Ferreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Teodoro Meireles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Gustavo Ferreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Teodoro Meireles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 95 minutes, Luís Gustavo Ferreira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Santista FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Gustavo Ferreira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Bandeirinha AD's Tiago Monteiro got a free kick in the 96th minute. Real Santista FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.