U23 League

Arena Blitzkrieg
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bernd Goldsche took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Adriano Neves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gustavo Brasil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roque Oliveiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valdo de Barros hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute Zeca Berger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diamantino Magalhães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, Arí Pitta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roque Oliveiro got free with Gustavo Brasil in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeca Berger in the 16th minute of play forced Passa o Tanque MZ's goalkeeper Diamantino Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flávio de Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Diamantino Magalhães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ronaldinho Teixeira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 26th minute José Augusto Fontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diamantino Magalhães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gustavo Brasil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernd Goldsche in the 28th minute of play. Belotaurus FC's Gustavo Brasil proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Belotaurus FC from getting a goal against them. 31 minutes into the game, Passa o Tanque MZ's Ronaldinho Teixeira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gustavo Brasil made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 34 minutes into the match, Belotaurus FC's José Augusto Fontes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Diamantino Magalhães narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zeca Berger might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Diamantino Magalhães. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zeca Berger ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Belotaurus FC's Gustavo Brasil got control of the ball when Roque Oliveiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when José Augusto Fontes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Belotaurus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Roque Oliveiro came free, but Gustavo Brasil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute, Roque Oliveiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Passa o Tanque MZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldinho Teixeira in the 60th minute of play forced Belotaurus FC's goalkeeper Gustavo Brasil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diamantino Magalhães made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Zeca Berger sent off a good shot on target. Gustavo Brasil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roque Oliveiro in the 69th minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, Zeca Berger recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Diamantino Magalhães. Zeca Berger showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. Roque Oliveiro scored 4-1 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gustavo Brasil, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gustavo Brasil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernd Goldsche in the 81st minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Passa o Tanque MZ's goal looked a bit too open when Flávio de Lima came free, but Diamantino Magalhães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 83 minutes, Arí Pitta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Passa o Tanque MZ and the Belotaurus FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 84 minutes into the match, Passa o Tanque MZ's goalkeeper Diamantino Magalhães had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Augusto Fontes. Roque Oliveiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustavo Brasil having to interfere. Gustavo Brasil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roque Oliveiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldinho Teixeira in the 91st minute of play forced Belotaurus FC's goalkeeper Gustavo Brasil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 94 minutes, Diamantino Magalhães successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post.