U21 League

Estádio Amaniutuba
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Poveda in the 5th minute of play forced ALMA GUERREIRA's goalkeeper Vânderson Severo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If André Luiz Pinheiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ALMA GUERREIRA were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after AVAÍ F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fernando Mandrak took the corner. Fernando Mandrak made a great header on ALMA GUERREIRA's corner, it was just that AVAÍ F.C.'s Vinícius Salles managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Gabriel Garcia in the 18th minute of play forced AVAÍ F.C.'s goalkeeper Vinícius Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiago Gabriel Garcias short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Vinícius Salles to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabiano Lima during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of ALMA GUERREIRA booed when AVAÍ F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabiano Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Gabriel Garcia in the 24th minute of play forced AVAÍ F.C.'s goalkeeper Vinícius Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Tiago Gabriel Garcia kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vinícius Salles. That made the score 1-0 in the 24 minute of play. Vinícius Salles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bebeto de Godoi in the 26th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Juan Bittencourt made a precise shot to the right of Vânderson Severo. ALMA GUERREIRA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Lúcio Eger made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Dé Aguiar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ALMA GUERREIRA and the AVAÍ F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ALMA GUERREIRA's Dé Aguiar got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After 55 played minutes AVAÍ F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Juan Bittencourt. Adrianinho Botelho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. AVAÍ F.C.'s Juan Bittencourt suffered a sore thigh after 65 minutes and couldn't finish the game. AVAÍ F.C.'s Tarcisio Martins was substituted for Juan Bittencourt. Ronaldo Souza hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. After 77 minutes AVAÍ F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fernando Mandrak who took care of the corner kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Bebeto de Godoi advanced and headed the ball into goal, 3-1 in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Gabriel Garcia in the 81st minute of play forced AVAÍ F.C.'s goalkeeper Vinícius Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Tiago Gabriel Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vinícius Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of ALMA GUERREIRA booed when AVAÍ F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augusto Penha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vinícius Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Gabriel Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After 85 minutes of play, ALMA GUERREIRA's Joel da Silva made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vinícius Salles was left in no man's land by his defense there! 90 minutes into the game, Joel da Silva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Vinícius Salles was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joel da Silva's late challenge caught a AVAÍ F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joel da Silva helped the player get up and apologised. André Luiz Pinheiro charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed André Luiz Pinheiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. André Luiz Pinheiro kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. ALMA GUERREIRA had played much better football throughout.