U23 League

Estádio PANATO
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chiquinho Faria started the match with the kick off. Antropofagia FC's Jeferson Fantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chiquinho Faria in the 2nd minute of play. LUIZ PANATO's Michel Pires was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jeferson Fantini in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 5 minutes into the game, LUIZ PANATO's Luiz Fernando Furtado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jeferson Fantini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After 8 minutes, Délio Donatello mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Antropofagia FC and the LUIZ PANATO players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of LUIZ PANATO booed when Antropofagia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Délio Donatello didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th match minute, LUIZ PANATO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgil Gherasim to maneuver through the defense. Jeferson Fantini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Vidal in the 20th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luiz Fernando Furtado got free with Jeferson Fantini in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Chiquinho Faria's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeferson Fantini was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. In the 25th minute Chiquinho Faria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeferson Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeferson Fantini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Vidal in the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute LUIZ PANATO were awarded a corner. Michel Pires went to the cornerflag to take it. At last the ball reached Chiquinho Faria at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Antropofagia FC. 3-0. In the 31st minute Chiquinho Faria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeferson Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Dantas hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luiz Fernando Furtado in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jeferson Fantini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Paulinho Sousa took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jeferson Fantini. Jeferson Fantini dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. In the 41st minute, Marcelo Vidal 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. In the 42nd match minute, Antropofagia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waldemar Queiroz to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 44 minutes, Chiquinho Faria managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LUIZ PANATO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chiquinho Faria was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jeferson Fantini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chiquinho Faria went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Délio Donatello stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Chiquinho Faria had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jeferson Fantini. Antropofagia FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chiquinho Faria was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. In the 56th minute, Luiz Fernando Furtado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LUIZ PANATO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. 59 minutes into the match, LUIZ PANATO's Chiquinho Faria sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jeferson Fantini narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Virgil Gherasim scored 9-0 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jeferson Fantini, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 71st minute Luiz Fernando Furtado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeferson Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zé Carlos de Lara during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of LUIZ PANATO booed when Antropofagia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Carlos de Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 74 minutes, Chiquinho Faria made it 11-0 with a short kick to the right side. Antropofagia FC's Jeferson Fantini tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 79 minutes into the match, Antropofagia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Virgil Gherasim came free, but Jeferson Fantini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeferson Fantini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcelo Vidal went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 12-0 was the resulting score. Jeferson Fantini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michel Pires in the 83rd minute of play. Jeferson Fantini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chiquinho Faria went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 13-0 was the resulting score. In the 88thth minute of the game Chiquinho Faria who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Antropofagia FC's Jeferson Fantini was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 93rd minute, Chiquinho Faria made a precise shot to the right of Jeferson Fantini. Antropofagia FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 15-0. 95 minutes into the match, Michel Pires had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jeferson Fantini. Antropofagia FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Michel Pires was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 16-0. There was no doubt that LUIZ PANATO were the better team. LUIZ PANATO's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.