U23 League

João Marcatto
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ulisses da Mata got the match started through his kick off. Cleiton Severo hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The supporters of Minuim SS booed when COURO COME FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emirhan Sultani didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute of the match Dito de Senna shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but José Maria Pontes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 7th minute, Charles Moraes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute of the match COURO COME FC got a corner. Minuim SS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cleiton Severo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Cleiton Severo made a great header on COURO COME FC's corner, it was just that Minuim SS's Pedro Luís Dracena managed to reach the ball for a save. 12 minutes into the match, Emirhan Sultani notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Minuim SS's Pedro Luís Dracena. Pedro Luís Dracena was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 15th minute, Dito de Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Luís Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélio Furtado in the 19th minute of play. José Maria Pontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Paulo Pitta, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Minuim SS's Pedro Luís Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emirhan Sultani in the 24th minute of play. The supporters of COURO COME FC booed when Minuim SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Toscano didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emirhan Sultani in the 25th minute of play forced Minuim SS's goalkeeper Pedro Luís Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Hélio Furtado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The COURO COME FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. A collision led to Minuim SS getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Charles Moraes hit a great ball. After 30 minutes of play, COURO COME FC's Ulisses da Mata made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Luís Dracena was left in no man's land by his defense there! When COURO COME FC's Hélio Furtado in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Minuim SS's goalie prevented a goal. 0-4 became the score in the 35th minute when Ulisses da Mata elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Emirhan Sultani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Pedro Luís Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Luís Dracena came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by COURO COME FC's Bata Palma. But to his dismay, Bata Palma quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Álvaro Neiva charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Álvaro Neiva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, COURO COME FC's Álvaro Neiva got a free kick in the 45th minute. Délio Vargas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. José Maria Pontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Paulo Pitta to make the kick off. The supporters of Minuim SS booed when COURO COME FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emirhan Sultani didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute Ulisses da Mata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Luís Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute, Minuim SS's Dito de Senna seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Dito de Senna the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Minuim SS protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Dito de Senna had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. When the match had been going on for 63 minutes, COURO COME FC's Cleiton Severo got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Pedro Luís Dracena. 66 minutes into the game, Nando Ceresso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Pedro Luís Dracena was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Minuim SS's Charles Moraes got a free kick in the 70th minute. Pedro Luís Dracena made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ulisses da Mata in the 71st minute. 75 minutes into the match, Emirhan Sultani dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedro Luís Dracena, 0-9. José Maria Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paulo Pitta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ulisses da Mata scored 0-11 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Luís Dracena, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bata Palma in the 94th minute of play forced Minuim SS's goalkeeper Pedro Luís Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the game, Serafim Ramos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Minuim SS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave COURO COME FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Minuim SS's Serafim Ramos got a free kick in the 95th minute. Minuim SS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Duarte Mineiro scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Luís Dracena, making the score, 0-12. The Minuim SS supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching COURO COME FC's performance. The match ended with a win for COURO COME FC.