U23 League

JEEP Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aírton Nóbrega started the match with the kick off. Humberto Xavier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dino Reis in the 5th minute of the match. When Brasilino's Aírton Nóbrega in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CENZI's goalie prevented a goal. Brasilino's Humberto Xavier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Brasilino from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luís Galvão in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Humberto Xavier saved Brasilino from getting behind. Geovani Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aírton Nóbrega in the 22nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Aírton Nóbrega's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geovani Neves was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Luís Galvão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Humberto Xavier made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bruninho Lopes got free with Humberto Xavier in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 33rd minute, Dário Peixoto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th match minute, Brasilino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Eduardo Maranhense to maneuver through the defense. Humberto Xavier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruninho Lopes in the 38th minute of the match. With a little luck, Brasilino's Humberto Xavier got control of the ball when Luís Galvão tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Brasilino's Aírton Nóbrega in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CENZI's goalie prevented a goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vitinho Leme to make the kick off. 59 minutes into the match, Dino Reis notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Brasilino's Humberto Xavier. Humberto Xavier was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Geovani Neves made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Aírton Nóbrega sent off a good shot on target. After 66 played minutes Brasilino got a freekick which was hit by Ediberto Martins. The supporters of Brasilino booed when CENZI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodoro Cardozo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, Brasilino's Luciano Cavalcante ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Geovani Neves. Geovani Neves yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Frank Senna charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frank Senna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of CENZI booed when Brasilino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Senna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geovani Neves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aírton Nóbrega in the 76th minute. The supporters of CENZI booed when Brasilino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Senna didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Brasilino defense, Luís Galvão kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Humberto Xavier. The Brasilino fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Humberto Xavier should have stopped the shot. In the 90th minute, Luís Galvão 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. Vitinho Leme might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Humberto Xavier. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vitinho Leme ran back to his position shaking his head. After 93 played minutes CENZI got a freekick which was hit by Bruninho Lopes. Brasilino succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though CENZI had controlled the match.