U23 League

Manoel Schwartz
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Arthur Guedes made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the match, Chico de Sousa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kepa Arrizabalaga. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chico de Sousa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, Jovens Democratas MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Kaká Favoretto came free, but Dalmo Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Ging Root could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Dalmo Saldanha however easily saved by the left post. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Jovens Democratas MZC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ging Root was slow to take the kick. During this time ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s players had a chance to rest. Dalmo Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur Guedes in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute Arthur Guedes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmo Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dalmo Saldanha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arthur Guedes's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Kepa Arrizabalaga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lúcio Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 28th minute Chico de Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kepa Arrizabalaga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico de Sousa in the 28th minute of play forced ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kaká Favoretto during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Kaká Favoretto hit a great ball. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Kepa Arrizabalaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico de Sousa in the 37th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Durval de Queirós in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kepa Arrizabalaga saved ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chico de Sousa made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Jovens Democratas MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Arthur Guedes came free, but Dalmo Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd minute, 余政翀 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 54 in the game by Chico de Sousa from a close distance when the talented Kepa Arrizabalaga managed to make a qualified save. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s players were relieved. Arthur Guedes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Dalmo Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd minute Lúcio Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kepa Arrizabalaga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Délio Araújo charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Délio Araújo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Délio Araújo got a free kick in the 64th minute. 65 minutes into the game, Jovens Democratas MZC's Lúcio Cruz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kepa Arrizabalaga made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 70 minutes into the match, Ging Root had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dalmo Saldanha. Jovens Democratas MZC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ging Root was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Alfredinho Cearense was substituted for Ferhan Koçarslanoğlu. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Ronaldinho Gaucho was substituted for Arthur Guedes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ging Root in the 76th minute of play forced Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Dalmo Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dalmo Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ging Root in the 78th minute of play. Délio Araújo hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 84th match minute, Jovens Democratas MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Puyol to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the match, Marcel Veiga notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Kepa Arrizabalaga. Kepa Arrizabalaga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dalmo Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredinho Cearense in the 89th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Dobromir Zagrodny took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Kepa Arrizabalaga to make any attempt to save it. Jovens Democratas MZC's Dalmo Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldinho Gaucho in the 95th minute of play.