U23 League

Arena Arizona
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alfredo Lopes kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the match, Natã Castro notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of A A Arizona's Hu Zhen Hong. Hu Zhen Hong was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. José Augusto Brito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hu Zhen Hong having to interfere. William Rosa made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Manuel Paiva sent off a good shot on target. 20 minutes into the match, Vila Mascote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Paiva came free, but William Rosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goal looked a bit too open when Kaká Mota came free, but Hu Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. William Rosa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manuel Paiva in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute Jean Sarmento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hu Zhen Hong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sydney Velloso hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Vila Mascote FC's Franklin Sarmento got a free kick in the 34th minute. Alfredo Lopess short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got William Rosa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Alfredo Lopess short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got William Rosa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Délio Peixoto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Lopes in the 41st minute of play forced Vila Mascote FC's goalkeeper William Rosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 44 minutes on the clock, Franklin Sarmento commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Vila Mascote FC:s William Rosa showed great skill when he stopped Nilson Hoffmann:s penalty. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Délio Peixoto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alfredo Lopes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vila Mascote FC's Zhang Zheng Liang was substituted for Délio Peixoto. In the 60th minute Vila Mascote FC were awarded a corner. Kaká Mota went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Kaká Mota got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hu Zhen Hong quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Hu Zhen Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean Sarmento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jean Sarmento struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Hu Zhen Hong didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vila Mascote FC. Hu Zhen Hong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Natã Castro in the 79th minute. Hu Zhen Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean Sarmento in the 82nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Vila Mascote FC's Kaká Mota got a free kick in the 85th minute. William Rosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sydney Velloso in the 87th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goalkeeper Hu Zhen Hong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zhang Zheng Liang. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zhang Zheng Liang got free with Hu Zhen Hong in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vila Mascote FC played a much better game than A A Arizona and deserved their victory. The A A Arizona players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.