U21 League

Arena 26 de Dezembro
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Artur Azevedo took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Braga Junior FC's Artur Azevedo got a free kick in the 5th minute. Geovani Cosme was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 15 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Geovani Cosme got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind S.C. Corinthians Paulista's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando Figueiredo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 20th minute, Artur Azevedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute Matías de Moraes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danilo Arruda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute Artur Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fernando Figueiredo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe Guerra in the 31st minute of play forced Braga Junior FC's goalkeeper Danilo Arruda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matías de Moraes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Danilo Arruda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artur Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to S.C. Corinthians Paulista getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Frank dos Santos hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Artur Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Braga Junior FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Artur Azevedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Matías de Moraes made a kick off. A collision led to S.C. Corinthians Paulista getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Paulo Alagoano hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Braga Junior FC's Ferdinando Gallucci tried to score from far away in the 54th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Haroldo Antunes made in the 59th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Matías de Moraes. Danilo Arruda was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Frank dos Santos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 62 minute of play. Braga Junior FC's Danilo Arruda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Braga Junior FC from getting a goal against them. Braga Junior FC's attentive Armando Zonta managed to snatch the ball when Haroldo Antunes made a throw-in in the 70th minute of the game. Diego da Cunha made in the 72nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Matías de Moraes. Braga Junior FC's Danilo Arruda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Braga Junior FC from getting a goal against them. 75 minutes into the game, Artur Azevedo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Braga Junior FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave S.C. Corinthians Paulista the free kick. When Matías de Moraes came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the S.C. Corinthians Paulista fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Matías de Moraes couldn't finish the play. Danilo Arruda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Alagoano, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Artur Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Renatinho Ramalho made in the 88th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Matías de Moraes. In the 91st minute, Nico Schmidt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.