U23 League

Arena da Baixada
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) 5 minutes into the match, Austra VFC's goal looked a bit too open when Valdemar de Amaral came free, but Kitt Pegov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Claudinho Toscano got free with Kitt Pegov in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 8th minute Valdemar de Amaral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kitt Pegov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Austra VFC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Yan Soeiro hit a great ball. In the 11th minute, Ma Xi Kang 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. 13 minutes into the game, one of Austra VFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Kitt Pegov had in the 14thth minute some difficulties stopping Gilmar Romero's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Grêmio 20 Julho's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo da Silva came free, but Jonathan Zanette reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Austra VFC's goal looked a bit too open when Gilmar Romero came free, but Kitt Pegov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Zanette showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Pollard in the 24th minute of the match. Jonathan Zanette took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo da Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, Grêmio 20 Julho's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo da Silva came free, but Jonathan Zanette reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Austra VFC's Bebeto Baiano got a free kick in the 31st minute. Austra VFC's Kitt Pegov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilmar Romero in the 34th minute of play. When Allan Ortiz came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Grêmio 20 Julho 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 Allan Ortiz couldn't finish the play. 37 minutes into the match, Valdemar de Amaral notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Austra VFC's Kitt Pegov. Kitt Pegov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Téo Pires got free with Kitt Pegov in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by Austra VFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ma Xi Kang was slow to take the kick. During this time Grêmio 20 Julho's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Grêmio 20 Julho's corner Ma Xi Kang fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kitt Pegov quite easily take care of the ball. Gilmar Romero received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kitt Pegov came out and tried to block the shot, but Gilmar Romero slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 43rd minute. Allan Ortiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcus Pollard to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valdemar de Amaral in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kitt Pegov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdemar de Amaral in the 58th minute of play forced Austra VFC's goalkeeper Kitt Pegov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st match minute, Grêmio 20 Julho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudinho Toscano to maneuver through the defense. Téo Pires kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Edmundo da Silva came free with the goalkeeper in the 64th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jonathan Zanette could save by the left post. Austra VFC were awarded a corner in the 66th minute after Grêmio 20 Julho's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nuno Severo took the corner. After taking down the ball on Austra VFC's corner Nuno Severo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jonathan Zanette quite easily take care of the ball. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Valdemar de Amaral put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Kitt Pegov. Grêmio 20 Julho's Gilmar Romero got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jonathan Zanette made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kit Vire in the 74th minute of play. If Téo Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kitt Pegov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilmar Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 81stth minute of the game Valdemar de Amaral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Austra VFC's Kitt Pegov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kitt Pegov didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Grêmio 20 Julho's Valdemar de Amaral shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Claudinho Toscano kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Austra VFC's Kitt Pegov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdemar de Amaral in the 93rd minute of play. A collision led to Austra VFC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Bebeto Baiano hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, Téo Pires hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Zanette showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kit Vire, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the referee ended the match the Grêmio 20 Julho players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.