U23 League

Arena MRV
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Clube Atlético Mineiro's Jude Bellingham started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Valério Monteiro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lamine Yambao showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. Valério Monteiro had great luck who in the 7thth minute grab hold of the ball when Jude Bellingham from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 8th minute of the match Clube Atlético Mineiro got a corner. Agroboys SM - CIMZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Romário Ronaldo ran over to the corner to take the kick. After having played for 10 minutes, Lamine Yambao managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clube Atlético Mineiro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lamine Yambao was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jude Bellingham's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Valério Monteiro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 15 minutes into the match, Marco Hoffmann notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Clube Atlético Mineiro's José Maria Carvalho. José Maria Carvalho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Valério Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romário Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jude Bellingham struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Valério Monteiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clube Atlético Mineiro. A hard shot 30 in the game by Jude Bellingham from a close distance when the talented Valério Monteiro managed to make a qualified save. Agroboys SM - CIMZ's players were relieved. In the 31st match minute, Clube Atlético Mineiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romário Ronaldo to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th match minute, Agroboys SM - CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliézer Araújo to maneuver through the defense. When Dalmo Ramos fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clube Atlético Mineiro's protests and gave Dalmo Ramos a yellow card for diving instead. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marco Hoffmann was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jude Bellingham in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valério Monteiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Agroboys SM - CIMZ defense, Jude Bellingham kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valério Monteiro. The Agroboys SM - CIMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valério Monteiro should have stopped the shot. In the 57th minute Jude Bellingham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valério Monteiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulinho Moraes charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paulinho Moraes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Agroboys SM - CIMZ getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Paulinho Moraes hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lamine Yambao in the 65th minute of play forced Agroboys SM - CIMZ's goalkeeper Valério Monteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Jude Bellingham's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valério Monteiro was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Clube Atlético Mineiro's José Maria Carvalho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Clube Atlético Mineiro from getting a goal against them. In the 68th match minute, Clube Atlético Mineiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dalmo Ramos to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Clube Atlético Mineiro's Romário Ronaldo got a free kick in the 72nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jude Bellingham in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valério Monteiro saved Agroboys SM - CIMZ from getting behind. 82 minutes into the game, Ernani Mesquita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Valério Monteiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Romário Ronaldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Valério Monteiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th match minute, Clube Atlético Mineiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Alagoano to maneuver through the defense. Clube Atlético Mineiro were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Agroboys SM - CIMZ for a fine match.