U23 League

Parque Antarctica
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hélio Vianna made the kick off which started today's match. Zheng Di Xi made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Hélio Vianna sent off a good shot on target. Zheng Di Xi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hélio Vianna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute, Hélio Vianna 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. Anselmo Castro was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 9 minutes into the match. MDS Soccer Club's Zheng Di Xi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hélio Vianna in the 16th minute of play. Zheng Di Xi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hélio Vianna's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélio Vianna in the 25th minute of play forced MDS Soccer Club's goalkeeper Zheng Di Xi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdi Marte hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Tostão de Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukasz Gmoch in the 34th minute of the match. Tostão de Andrade stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lukasz Gmoch's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Hélio Vianna got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to S.E. Pindorama Eagles getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Zé Rafael hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the match, Lukasz Gmoch had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tostão de Andrade. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lukasz Gmoch was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Tostão de Andrade didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erivaldo Severo went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 49th minute of the match MDS Soccer Club got a corner. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Koko Merdan ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led MDS Soccer Club's Koko Merdan to fire away a dangerous shot which Tostão de Andrade despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lukasz Gmoch to strike the kick off in the second half. Tostão de Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lukasz Gmoch in the 52nd minute of play. Erivaldo Severo came free with the goalkeeper in the 53rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Tostão de Andrade could save by the left post. With a little luck, S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Tostão de Andrade got control of the ball when Cleiton Paraíba tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, MDS Soccer Club's José Maria Mineiro got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute of the match Zé Rafael sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zheng Di Xi skillfully saved the ball. In the 63rd minute, Valdi Marte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tostão de Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koko Merdan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lukasz Gmoch in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tostão de Andrade saved S.E. Pindorama Eagles from getting behind. In the 67th minute of the match, Lukasz Gmoch tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tostão de Andrade saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Tostão de Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukasz Gmoch in the 68th minute of play. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind MDS Soccer Club's goalkeeper Zheng Di Xi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. S.E. Pindorama Eagles were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after MDS Soccer Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zé Rafael took the corner. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ernani de Toledo during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to MDS Soccer Club getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Ernani de Toledo hit a great ball. 74 minutes into the game, Erivaldo Severo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Tostão de Andrade was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cleiton Paraíba who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 77thth minute tested the skills of Tostão de Andrade when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Lukasz Gmoch succeeded in the game's 79th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. The supporters of MDS Soccer Club booed when S.E. Pindorama Eagles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Rafael didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tostão de Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lukasz Gmoch in the 94th minute of play. MDS Soccer Club's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.