U23 League

Rubens Alves Barraca
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 孟鹰泉 took the kick off in the first half of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as João Freire kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Francisco do Vale. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. BRASIL.Sp's Caio Penha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 孟鹰泉 in the 8th minute of play. If João Freire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horácio Netto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute of the match Mestre GG got a corner. BRASIL.Sp's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 孟鹰泉 ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Mestre GG's 孟鹰泉 to fire away a dangerous shot which Caio Penha despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. João Freire received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Francisco do Vale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Caio Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamim Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After 24 played minutes BRASIL.Sp got a freekick which was hit by César Silva. Oswaldo Dracena's late challenge caught a BRASIL.Sp's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oswaldo Dracena helped the player get up and apologised. Oswaldo Dracena hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Wilson Donato hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Francisco do Vale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raphael Paes, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 34th minute 孟鹰泉 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caio Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, 孟鹰泉 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Caio Penha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Caio Penha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Betinho Mangueira in the 39th minute of play. After a rather tough play, BRASIL.Sp's Raphael Paes got a free kick in the 47th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for João Freire to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Jardel Cabral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BRASIL.Sp's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mestre GG the free kick. In the 55th minute, Jardel Cabral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 56 in the game by Betinho Mangueira from a close distance when the talented Caio Penha managed to make a qualified save. BRASIL.Sp's players were relieved. Francisco do Vale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dalmo de Barros in the 60th minute of play. BRASIL.Sp's Caio Penha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 孟鹰泉 in the 63rd minute of play. A collision led to BRASIL.Sp getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Jardel Cabral hit a great ball. Júnior Cerezo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 69 minutes into the match. After 68 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for BRASIL.Sp! In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind BRASIL.Sp's goalkeeper Caio Penha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of BRASIL.Sp booed when Mestre GG was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeca Donatello didn't get a good kick on the ball. Francisco do Vale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Freire in the 78th minute of play. Zeca Donatello charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zeca Donatello the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Francisco do Vale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Freire, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Benjamim Medeiros hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. With a little luck, BRASIL.Sp's Caio Penha got control of the ball when Benjamim Medeiros tried to sneak it across the goal line. BRASIL.Sp's Caio Penha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save BRASIL.Sp from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, Mestre GG's Caio Penha threw himself towards the right post 94 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from 孟鹰泉, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 95th minute, Horácio Netto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Caio Penha was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. A collision led to BRASIL.Sp getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. João Freire hit a great ball. The long shot by Zeca Donatello in the 99th minute really tested Caio Penha's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.