U23 League

Toca do Lobo
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Diguinho Gaúcho started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deen Castronovo in the 8th minute of play forced SORRISO E. C.'s goalkeeper Christiano Arce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After taking down the ball on Ogro F.C.'s corner Aaron Spears fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Christiano Arce quite easily take care of the ball. Cléber da Costa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Pedro Paulo Penha when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Ogro F.C.'s zone, Cléber da Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Paulo Penha came out of the goal and Cléber da Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedro Paulo Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diguinho Gaúcho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, Ogro F.C.'s goalkeeper Pedro Paulo Penha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diguinho Gaúcho. Christiano Arce came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Ogro F.C.'s Clive Burr. But to his dismay, Clive Burr quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After some careless play in the SORRISO E. C. defense, Deen Castronovo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christiano Arce. The SORRISO E. C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christiano Arce should have stopped the shot. Cléber da Costa made a great header on SORRISO E. C.'s corner, it was just that Ogro F.C.'s Pedro Paulo Penha managed to reach the ball for a save. Alexandre Aposan kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Diguinho Gaúcho succeeded in the game's 39th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Ogro F.C. made a substitution. Mario Duplantier replaced Alexandre Aposan. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Deen Castronovo to strike the kick off in the second half. Pedro Paulo Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diguinho Gaúcho in the 56th minute of the match. Gualter Arce hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute, Mario Duplantier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SORRISO E. C.'s Christiano Arce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deen Castronovo in the 66th minute of play. Diguinho Gaúcho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Pedro Paulo Penha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ogro F.C.'s goalkeeper Pedro Paulo Penha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. SORRISO E. C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cléber da Costa in the 78th minute. SORRISO E. C.'s Cléber da Costa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pedro Paulo Penha in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Pedro Paulo Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cléber da Costa in the 85th minute of the match. Pedro Paulo Penha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Diguinho Gaúcho went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 92nd minute, Gualter Arce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Paulo Penha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Diguinho Gaúcho went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. SORRISO E. C. walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.