U21 League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Cacá Arósio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Meng Ran's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardo Carneiro was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. 9 minutes into the match, Estrela Solitária's goal looked a bit too open when Raphael Borges came free, but Milosz Kluska reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Limoeiro-PE FC's Ricardo Carneiro got control of the ball when Téo de Castro tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Estrela Solitária's Cícero Abreu got a free kick in the 12th minute. Estrela Solitária's Milosz Kluska played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yan Koban in the 18th minute of play. Ricardo Carneiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Meng Ran, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. If Cheito Molek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, Limoeiro-PE FC's goalkeeper Ricardo Carneiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Téo de Castro. Gigi Riva kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Milosz Kluska made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raphael Borges in the 28th minute of play. Limoeiro-PE FC's Ricardo Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meng Ran in the 30th minute of play. In the 37thth minute of the game Cacá Arósio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Estrela Solitária's Milosz Kluska was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With an all-out effort, Estrela Solitária's Ricardo Carneiro threw himself towards the right post 40 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Téo de Castro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, Limoeiro-PE FC's Chiquinho Curado got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Ricardo Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Téo de Castro in the 43rd minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Téo de Castro to make the kick off. Estrela Solitária's Milosz Kluska played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yan Koban in the 55th minute of play. If Téo de Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cacá Arósio got free with Milosz Kluska in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 63 minutes into the match, Limoeiro-PE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gigi Riva came free, but Ricardo Carneiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th match minute, Limoeiro-PE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bebeto Lucas to maneuver through the defense. Ricardo Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruud Gullit in the 67th minute of play. Cheito Molek hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. The supporters of Estrela Solitária booed when Limoeiro-PE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cheito Molek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ricardo Carneiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruud Gullit in the 78th minute of the match. Ricardo Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruud Gullit in the 79th minute of play. After having played for 81 minutes, Raphael Borges managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Limoeiro-PE FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raphael Borges was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 84 minutes into the match, Estrela Solitária's goal looked a bit too open when Raphael Borges came free, but Milosz Kluska reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Estrela Solitária's Milosz Kluska proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Estrela Solitária from getting a goal against them. Milosz Kluska took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yan Koban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Limoeiro-PE FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.