U23 League

Estádio Pacui
Spectators: 0 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 0, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Douglas Gerber kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Breno Simões shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Falcão Favoretto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Breno Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot. Curiphila Eagles's supporters rose to their feet, but Breno Simões was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Falcão Favoretto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Douglas Gerber recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 8th minute, Nico Cunha 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. Breno Simões took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Falcão Favoretto. Falcão Favoretto 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. In the 12th minute, Téo Vianna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 15th play minutes Douglas Gerber shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Falcão Favoretto and just under the crossbar into goal. Douglas Gerber might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Falcão Favoretto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Douglas Gerber ran back to his position shaking his head. Claudinei Leão came free with the goalkeeper in the 21st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Murilo Paiva could save by the left post. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Curiphila Eagles's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Claudinei Leão was slow to take the kick. During this time Pacui's players had a chance to rest. When Breno Simões came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Curiphila Eagles fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Breno Simões couldn't finish the play. In the 27th minute Breno Simões shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Falcão Favoretto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Falcão Favoretto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douglas Gerber in the 29th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Breno Simões ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Falcão Favoretto was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Rômulo Pires kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the game, Breno Simões cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Falcão Favoretto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Waldir de Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 44th minute, Douglas Gerber 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. After 45 minutes, Breno Simões made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Pacui's Falcão Favoretto tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Teodoro Garcia made the kick off in the second half. Douglas Gerber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 53 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Breno Simões sped through Pacui's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Falcão Favoretto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rômulo Pires in the 57th minute of play forced Pacui's goalkeeper Falcão Favoretto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th match minute, Pacui was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Fernando Salgado to maneuver through the defense. Rômulo Pires was extremely unlucky when he, in the 63rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Murilo Paiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinei Leão in the 66th minute of play. Rômulo Pires received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Falcão Favoretto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Falcão Favoretto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Breno Simões in the 76th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Breno Simões in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Falcão Favoretto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 83 minutes into the match, Douglas Gerber had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Falcão Favoretto. Pacui's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Douglas Gerber was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-10. An unexpectedly hard shot by Breno Simões in the 86th minute of play forced Pacui's goalkeeper Falcão Favoretto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Douglas Gerber left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Curiphila Eagles fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. Pacui's Claudinei Leão got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Curiphila Eagles's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.