U23 League

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) When Nando das Neves fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TOCO Y ME VOY F.C. -DMZ-'s protests and gave Nando das Neves a yellow card for diving instead. Orlando Paraíba came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Wágner Fox. But to his dismay, Wágner Fox quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Cícero Veiga got a free kick in the 12th minute. Valdemar Quadros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilton Costa in the 13th minute of the match. Orlando Paraíba made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Sílvio Ramalho sent off a good shot on target. Valdemar Quadros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jano Alves in the 16th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Teodoro Varela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valdemar Quadros was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. After 20 played minutes, TOCO Y ME VOY F.C. -DMZ-'s Nando Breckenfeld shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Valdemar Quadros came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in TOCO Y ME VOY F.C. -DMZ- reached it. After 32 minutes of play, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Wágner Fox made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Orlando Paraíba was left in no man's land by his defense there! Orlando Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wágner Fox, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilton Costa in the 36th minute of play forced Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Valdemar Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raimundo Coutinho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Orlando Paraíba made a huge save. Cristiano de Moraes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Orlando Paraíba made a huge save. 46 minutes into the match, Wágner Fox had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Orlando Paraíba. TOCO Y ME VOY F.C. -DMZ-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wágner Fox was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wágner Fox to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wágner Fox to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Nando Breckenfeld in the 53rd minute really tested Valdemar Quadros's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Jano Alves came free with the goalkeeper in the 55th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Valdemar Quadros could save by the left post. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Sílvio Ramalho got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 62nd match minute, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcus Soares to maneuver through the defense. Sílvio Ramalho took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Orlando Paraíba. Orlando Paraíba dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Orlando Paraíba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano de Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nando das Neves was shown his second yellow card after 73 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Nando das Neves hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. If Wágner Fox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 81 minutes into the game, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Raimundo Coutinho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Orlando Paraíba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- had played much better football throughout.