U23 League

Morumbi de Uberaba
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Adalberto Macedo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute Elivélton Albuquerque shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni Nóbrega saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giovanni Nóbrega showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abelardo Brodel, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Romeu da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Paraíba in the 15th minute of play. José Maria Arce hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the match, Jereba 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Hernani Matos came free, but Romeu da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romeu da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Paraíba in the 24th minute of play. After some careless play in the Edson Futebol Clube defense, Abelardo Brodel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giovanni Nóbrega. The Edson Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giovanni Nóbrega should have stopped the shot. In the 30th minute, Eusébio Paraíba made a precise shot to the right of Romeu da Cunha. Jereba 4EVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Giovanni Nóbrega showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elivélton Albuquerque, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Giovanni Nóbrega showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vito Porto, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute Elivélton Albuquerque shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni Nóbrega saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romeu da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusébio Paraíba, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 42nd minute, José Maria Arce made a precise shot to the right of Giovanni Nóbrega. Edson Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. When Abelardo Brodel came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Jereba 4EVER 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 Abelardo Brodel couldn't finish the play. Eusébio Paraíba's late challenge caught a Jereba 4EVER's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eusébio Paraíba helped the player get up and apologised. After 47 played minutes Edson Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Eusébio Paraíba. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

53 minutes into the match, Alberto Melo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Romeu da Cunha. Jereba 4EVER's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Melo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. In the 60th minute, Alberto Melo made a precise shot to the right of Romeu da Cunha. Jereba 4EVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusébio Paraíba in the 64th minute of play forced Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper Romeu da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romeu da Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hernani Matos in the 65th minute of the match. Giovanni Nóbrega made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elivélton Albuquerque in the 66th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Jereba 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Melo came free, but Romeu da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Jereba 4EVER's Elivélton Albuquerque slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Giovanni Nóbrega. That made the score 4-3 after 72 minutes of play. 83 minutes into the game, Jereba 4EVER's Vito Porto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giovanni Nóbrega made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-4. Romeu da Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusébio Paraíba in the 86th minute of the match. Giovanni Nóbrega came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Jereba 4EVER's Vito Porto. But to his dismay, Vito Porto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-5. Abelardo Brodel received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Giovanni Nóbrega came out and tried to block the shot, but Abelardo Brodel slotted it home off the left post making it 4-6 in the 93rd minute.