U21 League

Arena Resenha
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bater Cuca kicked off to start the match. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's João Francisco Loyola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luís Bertassi in the 11th minute of play. The supporters of ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ booed when A A Arizona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruninho Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Birol Gezer managed to get in a good position for a shot. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's supporters rose to their feet, but Birol Gezer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodolfo Siqueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the A A Arizona defense, Adriano Diaz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rodolfo Siqueira. The A A Arizona fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rodolfo Siqueira should have stopped the shot. João Francisco Loyola didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Fabiano Branco went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Rodolfo Siqueira made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Adriano Diaz sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Fabiano Branco in the 30th minute of play forced ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's goalkeeper João Francisco Loyola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of A A Arizona booed when ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franklin Negri didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bater Cuca in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodolfo Siqueira saved A A Arizona from getting behind. A collision led to A A Arizona getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Manuel Monteiro hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Valério Paranaense made the kick off in the second half. Chicão Freire hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Diaz in the 56th minute of play forced A A Arizona's goalkeeper Rodolfo Siqueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute Otávio Meirelles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Siqueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 58 played minutes A A Arizona got a freekick which was hit by Luís Fabiano Branco. In the 61st minute, Mauro Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Baltazar de Castro struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Rodolfo Siqueira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Bater Cuca managed to get in a good position for a shot. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's supporters rose to their feet, but Bater Cuca was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodolfo Siqueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ booed when A A Arizona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Fabiano Branco didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ booed when A A Arizona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Fabiano Branco didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valério Paranaense got free with João Francisco Loyola in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, A A Arizona's Pedro Luís Bertassi got a free kick in the 76th minute. Bater Cuca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rodolfo Siqueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bater Cuca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís Fabiano Branco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but João Francisco Loyola made a huge save. Chicão Freire's late challenge caught a ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chicão Freire helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to A A Arizona getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Chicão Freire hit a great ball. Rodolfo Siqueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Diaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.