U23 League

Arena CaldeirãoVerde
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dolfo Marcos started the match with the kick off. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Dolfo Marcos sped through União Verde FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Valdir Pérez. Hamílton Xavier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 10 played minutes Hartmann Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Wesley Koehler. Valdir Pérez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Luz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valdir Pérez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamílton Xavier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valdir Pérez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamílton Xavier in the 18th minute of play. When Hartmann Futebol Clube's Dolfo Marcos in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye União Verde FC's goalie prevented a goal. 20 minutes into the game, Hamílton Xavier cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Valdir Pérez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hamílton Xavier's late challenge caught a União Verde FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hamílton Xavier helped the player get up and apologised. Hamílton Xavier kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 27th minute Dolfo Marcos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdir Pérez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valdir Pérez came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Hartmann Futebol Clube's Leonardo Luz. But to his dismay, Leonardo Luz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 32 minutes into the match, União Verde FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hamílton Xavier came free, but Valdir Pérez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, Hartmann Futebol Clube's Hamílton Xavier nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valdir Pérez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Bebeto de Salles charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bebeto de Salles the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, União Verde FC's Bebeto de Salles got a free kick in the 37th minute. A collision led to União Verde FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Luis Pereira hit a great ball. After 39 played minutes, Hartmann Futebol Clube's Dolfo Marcos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Valdir Pérez came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hartmann Futebol Clube reached it. The supporters of União Verde FC booed when Hartmann Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dolfo Marcos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 46 minutes, Leonardo Luz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hartmann Futebol Clube and the União Verde FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Hartmann Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Leonardo Luz hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Leonardo Luz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Dolfo Marcos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cesinha Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdomiro Paraibano, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. A collision led to Hartmann Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Wesley Koehler hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, União Verde FC's Gil Paiva tried to score from far away in the 60th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamílton Xavier in the 62nd minute of play forced União Verde FC's goalkeeper Valdir Pérez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Dolfo Marcos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Valdir Pérez. That made the score 0-5 in the 66 minute of play. With his leg Valdir Pérez managed to avoid a goal in the 68thth minute, when Hartmann Futebol Clube's Dolfo Marcos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Dolfo Marcos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Valdomiro Paraibano came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the União Verde FC 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 Valdomiro Paraibano couldn't finish the play. Dolfo Marcos did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-6 to the left of a surprised Valdir Pérez 78 minutes into the match. After 81 played minutes Hartmann Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Wesley Koehler. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Dolfo Marcos put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Valdir Pérez. A collision led to Hartmann Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Virgílio Domingues hit a great ball. Hartmann Futebol Clube's Cesinha Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdomiro Paraibano in the 91st minute of play. In the 91stth minute of the game Valdomiro Paraibano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hartmann Futebol Clube's Cesinha Veiga was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 93rd match minute, Hartmann Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgílio Domingues to maneuver through the defense. After 96 minutes of play, União Verde FC's Jorge Mendonça made it 1-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cesinha Veiga was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hartmann Futebol Clube's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.