U23 League

Caverna do Dragão
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lu Hai Feng got the match started through his kick off. Percival Koehler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dalmo Hermes charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dalmo Hermes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dalmo Hermes hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After having played for 8 minutes, Lu Hai Feng managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mitnarotov FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lu Hai Feng was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 10 played minutes Lindner F.C got a freekick which was hit by Dalmo Hermes. When Lu Hai Feng came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Mitnarotov 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 Lu Hai Feng couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Percival Koehler managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mitnarotov FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Percival Koehler was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustavo Branco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lu Hai Feng took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gustavo Branco. Gustavo Branco 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. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lindner F.C's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yu Bing Sha was slow to take the kick. During this time Mitnarotov FC's players had a chance to rest. Mitnarotov FC's Yu Bing Sha was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gustavo Branco in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Lindner F.C's Wilson Souto got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Lindner F.C getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Beto Arósio hit a great ball. Gustavo Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Percival Koehler, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Kléber Barreto's late challenge caught a Mitnarotov FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kléber Barreto helped the player get up and apologised. Hortêncio Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilson Souto in the 45th minute of the match. Kléber Barreto kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Kléber Barreto kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wilson Souto was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mitnarotov FC's goalkeeper Hortêncio Sena, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Percival Koehler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Gustavo Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gustavo Branco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Percival Koehler in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute, Dalmo Hermes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hortêncio Sena was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 70th match minute, Lindner F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dalmo Hermes to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes in the game, Lu Hai Feng fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Gustavo Branco having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Lu Hai Feng left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mitnarotov FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. If Percival Koehler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gustavo Branco was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Lu Hai Feng capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lu Hai Feng really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Lu Hai Feng received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Gustavo Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 97th minute Lu Hai Feng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match was over Mitnarotov FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Lindner F.C throughout the match.