U23 League

New York Arena
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) After 2 played minutes Tigre das Américas got a freekick which was hit by Leopoldo Tavares. Mazarópi Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hulk Fenomeno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chico Valadares did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Gualter Pinheiro 10 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lidon Bernardo in the 22nd minute of play forced . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Mazarópi Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Valério Queirós in the 25th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by . SC Manhattan .'s Anísio Lara. 27 minutes into the match, Tigre das Américas's goalkeeper Gualter Pinheiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilton Valladares. Mazarópi Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hulk Fenomeno in the 28th minute of the match. Gualter Pinheiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chico Valadares's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. In the 33rd minute, Hulk Fenomeno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tigre das Américas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 37th minute Chico Valadares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gualter Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gualter Pinheiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wilton Valladares in the 40th minute. Tigre das Américas's Gualter Pinheiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Tigre das Américas from getting a goal against them. When Lidon Bernardo fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tigre das Américas's protests and gave Lidon Bernardo a yellow card for diving instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Mazarópi Barros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leopoldo Tavares went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Valério Queirós made in the 57th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by . SC Manhattan .'s Van Dijk. 58 minutes into the match, Tigre das Américas's goal looked a bit too open when Chico Valadares came free, but Gualter Pinheiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute Leopoldo Tavares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mazarópi Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute Lidon Bernardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mazarópi Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Valadares in the 71st minute of play forced Tigre das Américas's goalkeeper Gualter Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the game, . SC Manhattan .'s Chico Valadares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gualter Pinheiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Valério Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Tigre das Américas's zone, Van Dijk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gualter Pinheiro came out of the goal and Van Dijk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leopoldo Tavares kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 87th minute Washington Netto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gualter Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valério Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Lidon Bernardo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mazarópi Barros came out and tried to block the shot, but Lidon Bernardo slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 93rd minute. When the match was over Tigre das Américas could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than . SC Manhattan . throughout the match.