U21 League

Arena Manchão
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Ekzema F.V.'s Samuca Tróia 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. A collision led to Real Cruzeiro FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Ronaldo Vianna hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, Real Cruzeiro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Márcio de Mendonça came free, but Ivo Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Real Cruzeiro FC's Ivo Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Batista in the 8th minute of play. In the 8th minute Fernando Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Real Cruzeiro FC's Ivo Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuca Tróia in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júnior Salles in the 13th minute of play forced Ekzema F.V.'s goalkeeper Sílvio Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Falcão Mendes hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After 23 minutes of play, Real Cruzeiro FC's Ronaldo Vianna made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sílvio Cordeiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Márcio de Mendonça blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ivo Amaral having to make a save. Sílvio Cordeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonçalo Sarmento in the 31st minute of play. Fernando Batista hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 35 minutes into the game, Ekzema F.V.'s Samuca Tróia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ivo Amaral made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Sílvio Cordeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonçalo Sarmento in the 39th minute of play. Márcio de Mendonça charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Márcio de Mendonça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th minute, Márcio de Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuca Tróia in the 42nd minute of play forced Real Cruzeiro FC's goalkeeper Ivo Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gonçalo Sarmento scored 1-2 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sílvio Cordeiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gonçalo Sarmento was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Gonçalo Sarmento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sílvio Cordeiro. Ekzema F.V.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gonçalo Sarmento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. In the 56th minute Claudinei Arantes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonçalo Sarmento in the 58th minute of play forced Ekzema F.V.'s goalkeeper Sílvio Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Gonçalo Sarmento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sílvio Cordeiro was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. In the 59th minute Fabinho Sarmento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Claudinei Arantes notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Real Cruzeiro FC's Ivo Amaral. Ivo Amaral was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Márcio de Mendonça got his second yellow card in the match during the 73rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. With a little luck, Ekzema F.V.'s Sílvio Cordeiro got control of the ball when Luís Guilherme Cabral tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Ekzema F.V. getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Fernando Batista hit a great ball. Afonsinho Valladares made in the 90th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Real Cruzeiro FC's Fábio Pontes.