U23 League

Arena Denver
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) 6 minutes into the game, Alberto Melo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Toninho Pinheiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Toninho Pinheiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Paraíba in the 9th minute of play. When Nilmar Freitas came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the DENVER™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nilmar Freitas couldn't finish the play. In the 14th minute, Alberto Melo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 17 minutes into the game, Edson Futebol Clube's Alberto Melo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Toninho Pinheiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 20th minute Eusébio Godoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toninho Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 played minutes DENVER™ got a freekick which was hit by Guilherme Abud. DENVER™'s Toninho Pinheiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusébio Paraíba in the 23rd minute of play. Giovanni Nóbrega stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Guilherme Abud's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Edson Futebol Clube's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Nilmar Freitas 28 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-2. Jorginho Salles kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. The long shot by Wanderson Passos in the 40th minute really tested Giovanni Nóbrega'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. Toninho Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hernani Matos in the 42nd minute of the match. Edson Futebol Clube's Giovanni Nóbrega proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Edson Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. Edson Futebol Clube's Giovanni Nóbrega proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Edson Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. Adrianinho Negri hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. 48 minutes into the match, Edson Futebol Clube's José do Valle broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal.

The wind increased when Nilmar Freitas made the kick off in the second half. Toninho Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusébio Paraíba in the 52nd minute of the match. Toninho Pinheiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eusébio Paraíba in the 53rd minute. In the 58th minute, Alberto Melo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Edson Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-4. Gino Carneiro hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Toninho Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hernani Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. With an all-out effort, Edson Futebol Clube's Toninho Pinheiro threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hernani Matos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusébio Paraíba in the 72nd minute of play forced DENVER™'s goalkeeper Toninho Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cleithon Minuhin scored 4-4 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Giovanni Nóbrega, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Toninho Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hernani Matos in the 79th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Nilmar Freitas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DENVER™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-4. With a little luck, DENVER™'s Toninho Pinheiro got control of the ball when Alberto Melo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eusébio Paraíba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Toninho Pinheiro made a huge save. DENVER™'s Toninho Pinheiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enio Lucas in the 90th minute of play. 97 minutes into the match, Eusébio Paraíba had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Toninho Pinheiro. DENVER™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eusébio Paraíba was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-5. Despite being the better team, Edson Futebol Clube failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.