U23 League

Xopotó Arena
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Sporting Dornelas FC's Falcão Vieira started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute, Willian Pena ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Victor Mandrak was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Sporting Dornelas FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 11th minute, when Ruy Valle scored to the left of an out of position Victor Mandrak, making the score, 2-0. The supporters of Wolves FC - DMZ booed when Sporting Dornelas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandrinho Vinhas didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victor Mandrak saved Sporting Dornelas FC from getting behind. In the 20th minute, Wilson Arantes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zé Veloso was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Vladimir Paiva kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Victor Mandrak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilberto Ceresso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Victor Mandrak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sporting Dornelas FC's Victor Mandrak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel in the 32nd minute of play. Franklin Guerra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Victor Mandrak made a huge save. Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Victor Mandrak made a huge save. After 36 played minutes Wolves FC - DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Dida Varela. Zé Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Falcão Vieira in the 40th minute of the match. Victor Mandrak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 46 minutes into the match, Wolves FC - DMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Paiva came free, but Zé Veloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Victor Mandrak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Victor Mandrak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel in the 55th minute of play. Victor Mandrak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Osvaldinho Messias's late challenge caught a Wolves FC - DMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Osvaldinho Messias helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sporting Dornelas FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Osvaldinho Messias hit a great ball. 65 minutes into the game, Sporting Dornelas FC's Vladimir Paiva nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zé Veloso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Léo Leal during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Léo Leal hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After having played for 73 minutes, Juarês Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sporting Dornelas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juarês Donato was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Sporting Dornelas FC booed when Wolves FC - DMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Ceresso didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 77 played minutes Sporting Dornelas FC got a freekick which was hit by Léo Leal. Wolves FC - DMZ's Franklin Guerra got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 82nd minute Franklin Guerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Mandrak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Falcão Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Victor Mandrak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel in the 92nd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Wilson Arantes kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zé Veloso. That made the score 2-3 in the 96 minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Sporting Dornelas FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.