U23 League

Ciruelandia
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Lucas Grijander made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Ciruel Academy's Jaba Li got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ciruel Academy's zone, Bruno Serpa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacob Alavedra came out of the goal and Bruno Serpa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Ciruel Academy's Lucas Grijander in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting Clube Patrício's goalie prevented a goal. 20 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube Patrício's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Grijander came free, but Almiro Setúbal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florentino Rodriguez kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Zarando Cordoba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Almiro Setúbal made a huge save. If Lucas Grijander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Lucas Grijander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Almiro Setúbal was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. In the 39thth minute of the game Lucas Grijander who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sporting Clube Patrício's Almiro Setúbal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Zarando Cordoba sped through Sporting Clube Patrício's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Almiro Setúbal. Eliseu Mourinho hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rafael Sá made a kick off. Florentino Rodriguez hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Grijander in the 55th minute of play forced Sporting Clube Patrício's goalkeeper Almiro Setúbal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute Lucas Grijander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almiro Setúbal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, Yuri Gaspar dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jacob Alavedra, 3-1. A collision led to Sporting Clube Patrício getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Abílio Lobo hit a great ball. 65 minutes into the match, Ciruel Academy's Isi Rider broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Yuri Gaspar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacob Alavedra having to make a save. Almiro Setúbal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Puyol in the 70th minute of the match. In the 75th minute Lucas Grijander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almiro Setúbal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 81 played minutes Ciruel Academy got a freekick which was hit by Isi Rider. After a rather tough play, Sporting Clube Patrício's Yuri Gaspar got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 94th minute, Zarando Cordoba made a precise shot to the right of Almiro Setúbal. Sporting Clube Patrício's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Ciruel Academy's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.