U23 League

Vila Pinheiro
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Célio do Nascimento got the match started through his kick off. MAGNIFICOS.FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 3rd minute, when Zé Augusto Vergílio scored to the left of an out of position Dorival Moura, making the score, 1-0. In the 9th match minute, MAGNIFICOS.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Johnny Mendes to maneuver through the defense. Icoara Football Club's Hélio Siqueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Célio do Nascimento in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aloísio Eger in the 13th minute of play forced MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Dorival Moura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aloísio Eger in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dorival Moura saved MAGNIFICOS.FC from getting behind. Icoara Football Club's Hélio Siqueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Célio do Nascimento in the 18th minute of play. Evaristo Recife hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute, Dênis de Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hélio Siqueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Célio do Nascimento in the 21st minute of the match. In the 25th minute Bernardinho Marquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélio Siqueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of MAGNIFICOS.FC booed when Icoara Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leopoldo Fontes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hélio Siqueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elivélton Domingues in the 32nd minute of play. In the 35th minute of the match, Evaristo Recife got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dorival Moura was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Dorival Moura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Paulo Rosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Augusto Vergílio scored 2-0 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dorival Moura, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Célio do Nascimento got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 48 minutes into the game, Bernardinho Fernandes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Hélio Siqueira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The wind increased when Aloísio Eger made the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes of play, Icoara Football Club's Zé Augusto Vergílio made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dorival Moura was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 59th minute, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Bernardinho Marquez dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. Amauri Madureira hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. The supporters of MAGNIFICOS.FC booed when Icoara Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Augusto Vergílio didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aloísio Eger in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dorival Moura saved MAGNIFICOS.FC from getting behind. In the 76th minute, Bernardinho Fernandes made a precise shot to the right of Hélio Siqueira. Icoara Football Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. Dorival Moura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aloísio Eger in the 80th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Aloísio Eger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dorival Moura was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Dorival Moura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oséas Vander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dorival Moura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Augusto Vergílio, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute Zé Augusto Vergílio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dorival Moura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dênis de Castro, 90 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Augusto Vergílio in the 92nd minute of play forced MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Dorival Moura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute Zé Augusto Vergílio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dorival Moura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evaristo Recife took the ball and in the 100 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dorival Moura. Dorival Moura dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-4. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.