U23 League

Arena H4K
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Reynaldo Travassos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Tarcisio Severo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reynaldo Travassos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. João Pedro Goiano took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cléber Arantes. Cléber Arantes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Tarcisio Severo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Eric Donnarumma made a huge save. Ulysses Bezerra got a throw-in 25 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Rafinha Dante. After a rather tough play, H4K.BR's Rômulo Secco got a free kick in the 27th minute. A collision led to H4K.BR getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Abelardo Vidal hit a great ball. In the 30th minute of the match Richard Torres shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cléber Arantes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reynaldo Travassos during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 31 played minutes H4K.BR got a freekick which was hit by Reynaldo Travassos. Eric Donnarumma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reynaldo Travassos, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Cristóvão Maciel made the kick off in the second half. Reynaldo Travassos might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eric Donnarumma. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Reynaldo Travassos ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Elite™- FC Galácticos defense, Reynaldo Travassos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eric Donnarumma. The Elite™- FC Galácticos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eric Donnarumma should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Reynaldo Travassos in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eric Donnarumma prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 60th minute, Reynaldo Travassos 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. H4K.BR made a substitution. Charles de Mendonça replaced Abelardo Vidal. 65 minutes into the game, Richard Torres was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Elite™- FC Galácticos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave H4K.BR the free kick. Richard Torres hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. A collision led to Elite™- FC Galácticos getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Edgard Cavalcante hit a great ball. After having played for 74 minutes, Charles de Mendonça managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. H4K.BR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Charles de Mendonça was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Travassos in the 75th minute of play forced Elite™- FC Galácticos's goalkeeper Eric Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reynaldo Travassos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eric Donnarumma read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 84 minutes into the game, when João Vítor da Costa put in a rough tackle. When the match had been going on for 86 minutes, Elite™- FC Galácticos's Richard Torres 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 Cléber Arantes. Tarcisio Severo came free in the 94th minute and tried to tip the ball over Eric Donnarumma, but to the joy of Elite™- FC Galácticos's supporters the ball went over. Chants of Elite™- FC Galácticos echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as H4K.BR had held the ball for most of the match.