U21 League

Arena Peróxidos
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Téo de Castro got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gigi Riva in the 7th minute of play forced ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆'s goalkeeper Claudinho Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8thth minute of the game Meng Ran who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆'s Claudinho Taffarel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Mendonça in the 21st minute of play forced Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper Milosz Kluska to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆'s Dráusio Brodel got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 32nd minute Téo de Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinho Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the game, Estrela Solitária's Gigi Riva nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Claudinho Taffarel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 41st match minute, ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dráusio Brodel to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute of the match Meng Ran shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Claudinho Taffarel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dráusio Brodel to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Estrela Solitária's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Mendonça came free, but Milosz Kluska reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Meng Ran came free, but Claudinho Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute Meng Ran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinho Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claudinho Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruud Gullit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ruud Gullit fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Estrela Solitária's protests and gave Ruud Gullit a yellow card for diving instead. 63 minutes into the game, Romeu Dantas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Estrela Solitária the free kick. After a rather tough play, ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆'s Romeu Dantas got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Bebeto Secco hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆'s Claudinho Taffarel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆ from getting a goal against them. Claudinho Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Meng Ran sent off a good shot on target. Téo de Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Claudinho Taffarel made a huge save. In the 79th minute of the match, Ruud Gullit tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Claudinho Taffarel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆'s Claudinho Taffarel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆ from getting a goal against them. A collision led to ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆ getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Dráusio Brodel hit a great ball. After 82 played minutes, Estrela Solitária's Cícero Abreu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Claudinho Taffarel 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 Estrela Solitária reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gigi Riva in the 86th minute of play forced ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆'s goalkeeper Claudinho Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marquinhos Dionísio hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute of the match Gaetano Scirea sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Claudinho Taffarel skillfully saved the ball. Despite being the better team, Estrela Solitária failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.