U23 League

Eddie the Head Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dagoberto Vander started the match with the kick off. After 2 minutes, Laércio Sousa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paris San Duíche and the Iron Maiden Football OFF players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 2nd minute, Laércio Sousa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paris San Duíche's Mané Esteves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Paris San Duíche from getting a goal against them. 7 minutes into the match, Paris San Duíche's goalkeeper Mané Esteves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juarês Quirino. Walmir Simões sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maurinho Neves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adalberto Cearense's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Adalberto Cearense recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Valdir de Azevedo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Mané Esteves made a huge save. Faustão Quadros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute, Valdir de Azevedo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Iron Maiden Football OFF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 34 played minutes Iron Maiden Football OFF got a freekick which was hit by Diego Fonseca. Maurinho Neves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adalberto Cearense's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Iron Maiden Football OFF's zone, Adalberto Cearense stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maurinho Neves came out of the goal and Adalberto Cearense tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adalberto Cearense made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Paris San Duíche's goal looked a bit too open when Juarês Quirino came free, but Mané Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juarês Quirino during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Iron Maiden Football OFF getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Juarês Quirino hit a great ball. Osmar Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Maurinho Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Iron Maiden Football OFF's Diego Fonseca seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Diego Fonseca the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Iron Maiden Football OFF protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Diego Fonseca had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 59th minute, one of Iron Maiden Football OFF:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Iron Maiden Football OFF. Adalberto Cearense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Maurinho Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Iron Maiden Football OFF's zone, Faustão Quadros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maurinho Neves came out of the goal and Faustão Quadros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maurinho Neves was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Faustão Quadros showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 70 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osmar Seco in the 74th minute of play forced Iron Maiden Football OFF's goalkeeper Maurinho Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 74 minutes, Doriva Marinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Iron Maiden Football OFF and the Paris San Duíche players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Paris San Duíche booed when Iron Maiden Football OFF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doriva Marinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Luisinho Queiroz fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paris San Duíche's protests and gave Luisinho Queiroz a yellow card for diving instead. Luisinho Queiroz hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Adalberto Cearense kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Maurinho Neves. That made the score 2-2 in the 83 minute of play. Adalberto Cearenses short, quick shot in the 86thth minute got Maurinho Neves to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in Iron Maiden Football OFF's zone, Luisinho Cosme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maurinho Neves came out of the goal and Luisinho Cosme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 88 played minutes Iron Maiden Football OFF got a freekick which was hit by Valdir de Azevedo. Allan Porto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adalberto Cearense succeeded in the game's 93rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-3. Paris San Duíche's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.