U23 League

ifood Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Cauan Neves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luisinho Mattos's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute of the match F.C. Carmo De Kiev got a corner. Rapinantes F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cauan Teles ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Cauan Teles got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cauan Neves quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of Rapinantes F.C. booed when F.C. Carmo De Kiev was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaltino Cruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rapinantes F.C.'s Cauan Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Alberto da Cunha in the 10th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Carlos Alberto da Cunha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cauan Neves was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Nicolas Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cauan Neves having to interfere. Cauan Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Alberto da Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago Arantes was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 31 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute, one of F.C. Carmo De Kiev:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for F.C. Carmo De Kiev. Laerte de Barros had in the 32ndth minute some difficulties stopping Hugo Queirós's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 33rd minute, Hugo Queirós left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rapinantes F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 36 minutes into the match, Rapinantes F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Mandrak came free, but Cauan Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Rubens Novaes 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. Nicolas Mandrak hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rubens Novaes to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, F.C. Carmo De Kiev's Cauan Teles ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cauan Neves. Cauan Neves yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. The nice shot from Rubens Novaes in the 57thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Cauan Neves had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Cauan Teles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlos Alberto da Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cauan Neves having to interfere. Carlos Alberto da Cunha succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-4 in the 69th playminute. Cauan Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cauan Teles in the 73rd minute of the match. When Wiliam de Lima fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rapinantes F.C.'s protests and gave Wiliam de Lima a yellow card for diving instead. After 75 played minutes Rapinantes F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Wiliam de Lima. Cauan Neves was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Cauan Teles. Rubens Novaes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Cauan Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute, F.C. Carmo De Kiev's Cauan Teles ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cauan Neves. Cauan Neves yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Isaltino Cruz took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Cauan Neves to make any attempt to save it. When the match was over F.C. Carmo De Kiev could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Rapinantes F.C. throughout the match.