U21 League

Estádio Salvarano
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcus Meirelles made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belmiro Paraíba in the 4th minute of play forced Blumenau Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Vivaldo Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eliseu Linhares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Vivaldo Paraíba made a huge save. Nico Abraão didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Délio Gerber went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Marcus Meirelles's late challenge caught a Blumenau Esporte Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcus Meirelles helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Blumenau Esporte Clube booed when Xurupita FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcus Meirelles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiago Dionísio kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. When Belmiro Paraíba came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Xurupita FC 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 Belmiro Paraíba couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Blumenau Esporte Clube's Vivaldo Paraíba got control of the ball when Sebastião Barros tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Meirelles in the 38th minute of play forced Blumenau Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Vivaldo Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Belmiro Paraíba received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vivaldo Paraíba came out and tried to block the shot, but Belmiro Paraíba slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 41st minute. Vivaldo Paraíba was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Marcus Meirelles showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 44 minute of play. After 47 minutes, José Paulo Cardozo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Xurupita FC and the Blumenau Esporte Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Xurupita FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. José Paulo Cardozo hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Délio Gerber to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belmiro Paraíba in the 51st minute of play forced Blumenau Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Vivaldo Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 54 minutes, Belmiro Paraíba made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Vivaldo Paraíba tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belmiro Paraíba in the 59th minute of play forced Blumenau Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Vivaldo Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Blumenau Esporte Clube's Gil Paraíba got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute, Paulo José Paulista got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Vivaldo Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Meirelles in the 66th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tiago Dionísio during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 67th minute, Tiago Dionísio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flávio Meireles might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nico Abraão. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Flávio Meireles ran back to his position shaking his head. Tiago Dionísio hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseu Linhares in the 83rd minute of play forced Blumenau Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Vivaldo Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 86 played minutes Xurupita FC got a freekick which was hit by Eliseu Linhares. 92 minutes into the game, Xurupita FC's Eliseu Linhares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vivaldo Paraíba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1.