U23 League

Votonulo&Tupipano
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Gato Preto FC's Bruno Henrique 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. A collision led to EngTULIO&Tupipano getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Pedro Luiz da Cunha hit a great ball. Dadá Pereira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Henrique in the 15th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pedro Luiz da Cunha in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chicão Peixoto saved Gato Preto FC from getting behind. In the 23rd match minute, Gato Preto FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adalberto Coelho to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the match, Gato Preto FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Luiz da Cunha came free, but Chicão Peixoto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Túlio Ladron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gato Preto FC's Chicão Peixoto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Gato Preto FC from getting a goal against them. Robinho de Medeiros kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After 29 played minutes, EngTULIO&Tupipano's Roger Matorin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Chicão Peixoto came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in EngTULIO&Tupipano reached it. Pedro Luiz da Cunha might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Chicão Peixoto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pedro Luiz da Cunha ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 33rd minute, Pedro Luiz da Cunha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chicão Peixoto was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Pedro Luiz da Cunha put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Chicão Peixoto. With his leg Chicão Peixoto managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when EngTULIO&Tupipano's Pedro Luiz da Cunha fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Pedro Luiz da Cunha put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Chicão Peixoto. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pedro Luiz da Cunha made a kick off. In the 51stth minute of the game Pedro Luiz da Cunha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gato Preto FC's Chicão Peixoto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Raí de Azevedo hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Gato Preto FC's Eliseu Machado got a free kick in the 57th minute. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Pedro Luiz da Cunha put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Chicão Peixoto. Eliseu Machado hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pedro Luiz da Cunha in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chicão Peixoto saved Gato Preto FC from getting behind. Túlio Ladron received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Chicão Peixoto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 78 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Pedro Luiz da Cunha sped through Gato Preto FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Chicão Peixoto. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pedro Luiz da Cunha in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chicão Peixoto saved Gato Preto FC from getting behind. After 85 played minutes Gato Preto FC got a freekick which was hit by Adalberto Coelho. If Pedro Luiz da Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Pedro Luiz da Cunha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chicão Peixoto was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Gato Preto FC defense, Roger Matorin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chicão Peixoto. The Gato Preto FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chicão Peixoto should have stopped the shot.