U23 League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Estrela Solitária's Anselmi Saksinen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lúcio Proença in the 3rd minute of play. Anselmi Saksinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tarcisio Quintal during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Imbituba - FSCMZ booed when Estrela Solitária was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tarcisio Quintal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Estrela Solitária's Anselmi Saksinen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lúcio Proença in the 9th minute of play. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Vítor Saraiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Almeida in the 11th minute of play. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Vítor Saraiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Túlio Maravilha in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to Estrela Solitária getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Túlio Maravilha hit a great ball. Gilvan Matorin's late challenge caught a Imbituba - FSCMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gilvan Matorin helped the player get up and apologised. After 19 played minutes Estrela Solitária got a freekick which was hit by Gilvan Matorin. Anselmi Saksinen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guilherme Souza in the 20th minute of play. Estrela Solitária's Anselmi Saksinen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guilherme Souza in the 24th minute of play. In the 26th minute Guilherme Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmi Saksinen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Guilherme Souza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Anselmi Saksinen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 38 minutes into the game, Imbituba - FSCMZ's Lúcio Proença nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anselmi Saksinen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. If Túlio Maravilha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Túlio Maravilha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vítor Saraiva having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lúcio Proença made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walmyr Mendes in the 51st minute of play forced Imbituba - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Vítor Saraiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Estrela Solitária's Gilvan Matorin got a free kick in the 55th minute. After a rather tough play, Estrela Solitária's Hugo Almeida got a free kick in the 57th minute. Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Guilherme Souza 65 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lúcio Proença in the 69th minute of play forced Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper Anselmi Saksinen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vítor Saraiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Túlio Maravilha, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Túlio Maravilha got in the 71st a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Vítor Saraiva handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Anselmi Saksinen made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Guilherme Souza sent off a good shot on target. Estrela Solitária's Tarcisio Quintal got his second yellow card of the match in the 75th minute. The referee ordered Tarcisio Quintal off the ground. A collision led to Estrela Solitária getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Tarcisio Quintal hit a great ball. After 80 played minutes Imbituba - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Cafu Aparecido. Lúcio Proença received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Anselmi Saksinen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Vítor Saraiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Túlio Maravilha in the 88th minute of play. With a little luck, Estrela Solitária's Anselmi Saksinen got control of the ball when Guilherme Souza tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Imbituba - FSCMZ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Imbituba - FSCMZ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.