U23 League

Arena Juridica
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. Jarbas Donatello started the match with the kick off. Zé Pedro Varela didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Raimundo Barreto went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 7 minutes into the match, JURIDIQUES F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Leal came free, but Zé Pedro Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to JURIDIQUES F.C getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Davi Gerber hit a great ball. Cássio Rezende received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Zé Pedro Varela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jefferson Barreto in the 21st minute of play forced Facopo FBPA's goalkeeper Enio Trigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Raimundo Barreto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zé Pedro Varela. JURIDIQUES F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Raimundo Barreto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Zé Pedro Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernani Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After 36 played minutes Facopo FBPA got a freekick which was hit by Franklin Favoretto. In the 41st minute, Pedro Luiz Pombal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Facopo FBPA booed when JURIDIQUES F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luciano Coutinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zé Pedro Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Leal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vitório Bueno charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vitório Bueno the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Facopo FBPA getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Vitório Bueno hit a great ball. The JURIDIQUES F.C players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Facopo FBPA were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jefferson Barreto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Guilherme Cardozo hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ernani Andrade got free with Zé Pedro Varela in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Facopo FBPA booed when JURIDIQUES F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Luiz Pombal didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jefferson Barreto in the 68th minute of play forced Facopo FBPA's goalkeeper Enio Trigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zé Pedro Varela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernani Andrade in the 74th minute of play. Ernani Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to JURIDIQUES F.C getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Guilherme Cardozo hit a great ball. Zé Pedro Varela made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Jarbas Donatello sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jarbas Donatello got free with Zé Pedro Varela in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 93rd minute, Percy Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 94 minutes of play JURIDIQUES F.C's Guilherme Cardozo was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 95th match minute, JURIDIQUES F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guilherme Cardozo to maneuver through the defense. Facopo FBPA played a much better game than JURIDIQUES F.C and deserved their victory. The JURIDIQUES F.C players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.