U21 League

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Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) In the 9th match minute, Família Ressaca MZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celsinho Vidal to maneuver through the defense. Gabriel Poveda's late challenge caught a Família Ressaca MZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gabriel Poveda helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to AVAÍ F.C. getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Gabriel Poveda hit a great ball. Juan Bittencourt hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. A collision led to Família Ressaca MZ getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Tales Salles hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute Wanderson Cerezo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leopoldo Toscano charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leopoldo Toscano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to AVAÍ F.C. getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Leopoldo Toscano hit a great ball. In the 25th minute Wanderson Cerezo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AVAÍ F.C.'s Fabiano Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wanderson Cerezo in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute of the match Família Ressaca MZ got a corner. AVAÍ F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Raul Gonçalves ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of Família Ressaca MZ booed when AVAÍ F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdir Prata didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fábio Meirelles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Poveda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lúcio Eger in the 39th minute of play forced Família Ressaca MZ's goalkeeper Fábio Meirelles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 played minutes Família Ressaca MZ got a freekick which was hit by Durval de Medeiros. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Prata in the 43rd minute of play forced Família Ressaca MZ's goalkeeper Fábio Meirelles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Augusto Penha put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Fábio Meirelles. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabriel Poveda got free with Fábio Meirelles in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lúcio Eger could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Fábio Meirelles made a huge save. Gabriel Poveda in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fábio Meirelles, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 57 minutes, Raul Gonçalves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Família Ressaca MZ and the AVAÍ F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Família Ressaca MZ's Raul Gonçalves got a free kick in the 57th minute. Gabriel Poveda's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Fábio Meirelles firmly grabbed it by the left post. Fábio Meirelles made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Gabriel Poveda sent off a good shot on target. After 61 played minutes Família Ressaca MZ got a freekick which was hit by Bernardinho Vieira. In the last second Fábio Meirelles throw himself and got hold of the ball when Valdir Prata in the 63rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Lúcio Eger took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Fábio Meirelles to make any attempt to save it. In the 67th minute, one of Família Ressaca MZ:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Família Ressaca MZ. In the 68th minute, Leopoldo Toscano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AVAÍ F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Fábio Meirelles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdir Prata, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Valdir Prata hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wanderson Cerezo in the 75th minute of play forced AVAÍ F.C.'s goalkeeper Fabiano Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabiano Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wanderson Cerezo in the 75th minute of play. A collision led to Família Ressaca MZ getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Durval de Medeiros hit a great ball. Gabriel Poveda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Fábio Meirelles made a huge save. AVAÍ F.C.'s Leopoldo Toscano got his second yellow card of the match in the 82nd minute. The referee ordered Leopoldo Toscano off the ground. In the 82nd match minute, AVAÍ F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo Toscano to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Família Ressaca MZ's goalkeeper Fábio Meirelles, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 89th match minute, AVAÍ F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Poveda to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to AVAÍ F.C. getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Juan Bittencourt hit a great ball. The AVAÍ F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AVAÍ F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.