U23 League

Arena Blumenau
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Blumenau Esporte Clube's Délio Gerber started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Raphael Furlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Paulo França, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Karl Österberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flávio Meireles, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Raphael Furlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Paulo França, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Philipp Lahn charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Philipp Lahn the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Philipp Lahn hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. The supporters of TAQUARI FC booed when Blumenau Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osmar da Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Raphael Furlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Paulo França in the 14th minute of play. Raphael Furlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Paulo França, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Raphael Furlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Paulo França in the 21st minute of the match. Philipp Lahn kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Karl Österberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flávio Meireles in the 28th minute of the match. Tiago Dionísio's late challenge caught a TAQUARI FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tiago Dionísio helped the player get up and apologised. Luís Paulo França took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raphael Furlan. Raphael Furlan 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. Raphael Furlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Paulo França in the 35th minute of play. Raphael Furlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Paulo França in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luís Paulo França was the one to do the kick off. TAQUARI FC's Philipp Lahn got his second yellow card of the match in the 51st minute. The referee ordered Philipp Lahn off the ground. Philipp Lahn kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Délio Gerber struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Karl Österberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Blumenau Esporte Clube. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Arantes in the 54th minute of play forced TAQUARI FC's goalkeeper Karl Österberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Murillo Perez's late challenge caught a Blumenau Esporte Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Murillo Perez helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Blumenau Esporte Clube booed when TAQUARI FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murillo Perez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in TAQUARI FC's zone, Délio Gerber stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karl Österberg came out of the goal and Délio Gerber tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Blumenau Esporte Clube's Durvalino Leite got a free kick in the 65th minute. The supporters of TAQUARI FC booed when Blumenau Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emerson Proença didn't get a good kick on the ball. Murillo Perez hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Durvalino Leite in the 74th minute of play forced TAQUARI FC's goalkeeper Karl Österberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in TAQUARI FC's zone, Vivaldo Paraíba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karl Österberg came out of the goal and Vivaldo Paraíba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 81 minutes into the match, Blumenau Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Paulo França came free, but Raphael Furlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 86 minutes into the game, Reynaldo Arantes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Karl Österberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Blumenau Esporte Clube's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.