U23 League

Orlando Pereira
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Richard Linhares 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. Lino Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélder Maciel in the 2nd minute of the match. After 7 minutes, Luiz Gustavo Hoffmann mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the OSASCO FC and the Magnifico FC - FSCMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to OSASCO FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Luiz Gustavo Hoffmann hit a great ball. Feliciano Demesio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard Linhares in the 8th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, OSASCO FC's goalkeeper Feliciano Demesio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alan Machado. Lino Fernandes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lisandro Masses's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Feliciano Demesio made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Richard Linhares sent off a good shot on target. Feliciano Demesio made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Richard Senna sent off a good shot on target. Lino Fernandes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Hoffmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Lino Fernandes came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by OSASCO FC's Luiz Gustavo Hoffmann. But to his dismay, Luiz Gustavo Hoffmann quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Senna in the 43rd minute of play forced OSASCO FC's goalkeeper Feliciano Demesio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Cícero Faria got a free kick in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hélder Maciel to make the kick off. After 54 minutes, Richard Senna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Magnifico FC - FSCMZ and the OSASCO FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 57 minutes into the game, Alan Machado cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Feliciano Demesio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 60 played minutes Magnifico FC - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Alessandro Aparecido. Kléber Magalhães kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Hélder Maciel dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lino Fernandes, 1-2. The crowd rose to their feet as OSASCO FC's Eugenio Gimenez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lino Fernandes. That made the score 1-3 after 66 minutes of play. After 69 played minutes Magnifico FC - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Dorian Marquez. Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Lino Fernandes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Magnifico FC - FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gugu Tande in the 74th minute of play forced OSASCO FC's goalkeeper Feliciano Demesio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Lino Fernandes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisandro Masses in the 76th minute of play. Eugenio Gimenez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Lino Fernandes made a huge save. With a little luck, Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Lino Fernandes got control of the ball when Hélder Maciel tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Lisandro Masses's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lino Fernandes was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. The OSASCO FC fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when OSASCO FC's Lisandro Masses looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Lino Fernandes came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by OSASCO FC's Hélder Maciel. But to his dismay, Hélder Maciel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. When the match was over OSASCO FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Magnifico FC - FSCMZ throughout the match.