U23 League

Alçapão da Baixada
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Moisés Arruda made the kick off and thus started the match. Emílio Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moisés Arruda, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Severino Falcão took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised João Francisco Leme. João Francisco Leme dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Reynaldo Dionísios short, quick shot in the 11thth minute got João Francisco Leme to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Falcão in the 14th minute of play forced Ique Football Club's goalkeeper João Francisco Leme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emílio Veiga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moisés Arruda in the 15th minute of play. Emílio Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moisés Arruda in the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st match minute, Nova Iguaçu MZFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorival Brodel to maneuver through the defense. Aimar Aimar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emílio Veiga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Emílio Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélder Bueno in the 34th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuca Leal in the 37th minute of play forced Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Emílio Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Severino Falcão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dorival Brodel made a great header on Nova Iguaçu MZFC's corner, it was just that Ique Football Club's João Francisco Leme managed to reach the ball for a save. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Severino Falcão to make the kick off. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Emílio Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aimar Aimar in the 53rd minute of play. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Emílio Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aimar Aimar in the 55th minute of play. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalie and right to Ricardo Travassos. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 60th minute of the match, Aimar Aimar tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Emílio Veiga saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 62 minutes into the match, Ique Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Falcão came free, but João Francisco Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dalmo Hoffmann's late challenge caught a Ique Football Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dalmo Hoffmann helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th minute Aimar Aimar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emílio Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goal looked a bit too open when Aimar Aimar came free, but Emílio Veiga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emílio Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aimar Aimar in the 73rd minute of the match. Emílio Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aimar Aimar in the 76th minute of the match. Emílio Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aimar Aimar, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Aloísio Zanette was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 79 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Nova Iguaçu MZFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 78th minute. Penalty! 82 minutes into the match, Ique Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Reynaldo Dionísio came free, but João Francisco Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the game, Caetano Pontes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Emílio Veiga. Caetano Pontes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. In the 91st minute, Perivaldo Sampaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aimar Aimar struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Emílio Veiga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ique Football Club. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ique Football Club walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.