U23 League

Arrena Barrerao
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Bernd Goldsche started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 2 minutes into the match, FC Barrera 2.0's goal looked a bit too open when Roque Oliveiro came free, but Thomás Travassos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute Passa o Tanque MZ were awarded a corner. Roque Oliveiro went to the cornerflag to take it. Thiago de Castro thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Thomás Travassos, a very annoying self made goal in the 8th minute which led to 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernd Goldsche in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thomás Travassos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Bernd Goldsche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Passa o Tanque MZ getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Ronaldinho Teixeira hit a great ball. If Bernd Goldsche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 21 minutes of play, Passa o Tanque MZ's Bernd Goldsche made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thomás Travassos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ronaldinho Teixeira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thomás Travassos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. After 25 minutes, Thiago de Castro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Barrera 2.0 and the Passa o Tanque MZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Barrera 2.0 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 25th minute. Penalty! Roque Oliveiro shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 29th match minute, FC Barrera 2.0 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cleiton Furtado to maneuver through the defense. Thomás Travassos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roque Oliveiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute, Bernd Goldsche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Barrera 2.0's Thomás Travassos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernd Goldsche in the 42nd minute of play. Ronaldinho Teixeira struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Thomás Travassos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Passa o Tanque MZ. Thomás Travassos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roque Oliveiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jeff Waters to strike the kick off in the second half. Bernd Goldsche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomás Travassos having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Lara in the 53rd 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. Diamantino Magalhães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeff Waters, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute Cleiton Furtado 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. After 60 played minutes FC Barrera 2.0 got a freekick which was hit by Thiago de Castro. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bernd Goldsche in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thomás Travassos saved FC Barrera 2.0 from getting behind. 65 minutes into the match, Passa o Tanque MZ's goal looked a bit too open when Valério Xavier came free, but Diamantino Magalhães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arí Pitta kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Passa o Tanque MZ's Jano Freire seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jano Freire the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Passa o Tanque MZ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jano Freire had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to Passa o Tanque MZ getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Jano Freire hit a great ball. FC Barrera 2.0's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gabriel Velasco in the 77th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Paulão Dias heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 80 minutes into the match, Passa o Tanque MZ's goal looked a bit too open when Jeff Waters came free, but Diamantino Magalhães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diamantino Magalhães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeff Waters in the 82nd minute of play. Passa o Tanque MZ's Diamantino Magalhães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Lara in the 83rd minute of play. Thomás Travassos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernd Goldsche in the 86th minute. After a rather tough play, Passa o Tanque MZ's Carlinhos Carvalho got a free kick in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeff Waters in the 94th 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. Rafa Breckenfeld hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.