U21 League

SALIMEN Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marco van Persie kicked off to start the match. After 6 minutes, Marco van Persie made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. SALIMEN's Ademar Guerra tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 12 minutes, Marco van Persie made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. SALIMEN's Ademar Guerra tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Almir Carneiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aníbal Branco, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 15th minute, Ernesto Machado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Marco van Persie sped through SALIMEN's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ademar Guerra. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Marco van Persie put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Ademar Guerra. Almir Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aníbal Branco in the 37th minute of play. Gabriel Freire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marco van Persie in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ademar Guerra prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marco van Persie in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ademar Guerra prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The SALIMEN players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Floresta Negra FC were winning 0-6.

After 52 played minutes SALIMEN got a freekick which was hit by Dráuzio Santos. The supporters of SALIMEN booed when Floresta Negra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelinho de Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Almir Carneiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aníbal Branco's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. The audience was convinced that Marco van Persie's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ademar Guerra was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Almir Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Xavier in the 58th minute of play. Mauro Proença received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Ademar Guerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ademar Guerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco van Persie, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Claudinho Teixeira charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Claudinho Teixeira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 68 minutes into the match, SALIMEN's goal looked a bit too open when Marco van Persie came free, but Ademar Guerra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Ademar Guerra managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Floresta Negra FC's Marco van Persie fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 73rd minute Miguel Dantas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almir Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Marco van Persie sped through SALIMEN's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ademar Guerra. In the 81st minute, Aníbal Branco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the game, Vítor Xavier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SALIMEN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Floresta Negra FC the free kick. Vítor Xavier kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. SALIMEN's Ademar Guerra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save SALIMEN from getting a goal against them. After 92 played minutes Floresta Negra FC got a freekick which was hit by Marco van Persie. Marco van Persie had several of the SALIMEN's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 94 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-8 score and a disappointed Ademar Guerra as he didn't even see the shot coming. The Floresta Negra FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Floresta Negra FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.