U21 League

Arena Morabem
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Morabem EC's Mito Kroos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Morabem EC's Humberto Pinheiro got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Giovanni Pirani struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Cido Peres didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TRAKINAS FC. In the 6th minute, Giovanni Pirani made a precise shot to the right of Cido Peres. Morabem EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 10 played minutes Morabem EC got a freekick which was hit by Raimundo Veiga. The audience was convinced that Tostão Salles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cido Peres was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. The supporters of Morabem EC booed when TRAKINAS FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gernando Gerber didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Waldir Peixoto during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 15 played minutes TRAKINAS FC got a freekick which was hit by Waldir Peixoto. 18 minutes into the game, Tostão Salles cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Cido Peres was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cido Peres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tostão Salles in the 22nd minute of play. After 27 minutes of play, TRAKINAS FC's Tostão Salles made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cido Peres was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cido Peres came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by TRAKINAS FC's Waldir Peixoto. But to his dismay, Waldir Peixoto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. After a defensive mix-up in TRAKINAS FC's zone, Mito Kroos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Danilo Mello came out of the goal and Mito Kroos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tostão Salles's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cido Peres read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tostão Salles to make the kick off. The supporters of TRAKINAS FC booed when Morabem EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Humberto Pinheiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cido Peres was a little too slow when Tostão Salles got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 58th minute. The score was now 0-6. In the 65thth minute of the game Mito Kroos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TRAKINAS FC's Danilo Mello was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 68th minute Mito Kroos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danilo Mello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Waldir Peixoto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cido Peres. Morabem EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Waldir Peixoto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. If Tostão Salles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Danilo Mello stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mito Kroos's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. In the 82nd match minute, TRAKINAS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Vaz to maneuver through the defense. Danilo Mello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Pinheiro in the 83rd minute of the match. After 84 minutes, Giovanni Pirani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TRAKINAS FC and the Morabem EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Giovanni Pirani kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 89th minute Tostão Salles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cido Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danilo Mello stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cris Ronaldo's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. TRAKINAS FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.