U21 League

Arena EXA
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jarbas Nunes kicked off to start the match. Cauan Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarbas Nunes in the 3rd minute of play. 3 minutes into the game, Horácio Veiga was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.A.100Qualidade's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Caxinha F. C. the free kick. In the 4th match minute, A.A.100Qualidade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Horácio Veiga to maneuver through the defense. Yan da Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the A.A.100Qualidade defense, Lucas Recife kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of João Terra. The A.A.100Qualidade fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that João Terra should have stopped the shot. After 15 played minutes Caxinha F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Recife. A collision led to A.A.100Qualidade getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Iakovos Sakelaridis hit a great ball. After 22 minutes of play, Caxinha F. C.'s Norberto Nóbrega made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Terra was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Yan da Silveira in the 26th minute of play forced A.A.100Qualidade's goalkeeper João Terra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Caxinha F. C.'s zone, Diamantino Dionísio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cauan Queirós came out of the goal and Diamantino Dionísio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 36th minute, A.A.100Qualidade's André Luís Carvalho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cauan Queirós. Cauan Queirós yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. 41 minutes into the match, Caxinha F. C.'s goalkeeper Cauan Queirós had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diamantino Dionísio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto Nóbrega in the 42nd minute of play forced A.A.100Qualidade's goalkeeper João Terra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Caxinha F. C.'s Lucas Recife in 44 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. João Terra guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After 45 played minutes Caxinha F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Régis Travassos.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucas Recife to make the kick off. When Edvaldo Nóbrega fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caxinha F. C.'s protests and gave Edvaldo Nóbrega a yellow card for diving instead. Eriberto Prestes was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 54 minutes into the match. After 55 played minutes Caxinha F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Eriberto Prestes. After 57 minutes of play, A.A.100Qualidade's Jarbas Nunes made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cauan Queirós was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Caxinha F. C.'s Tiago Gabriel Lucas got a free kick in the 65th minute. When André Luís Carvalho fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.A.100Qualidade's protests and gave André Luís Carvalho a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Caxinha F. C. booed when A.A.100Qualidade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Luís Carvalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lucas Recife hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Cauan Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jarbas Nunes in the 74th minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Jarbas Nunes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A.A.100Qualidade fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. In the 93rd minute Lucas Recife shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Terra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A.A.100Qualidade's André Luís Carvalho got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 95th match minute, Caxinha F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Régis Travassos to maneuver through the defense. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.