U21 League

Estádio Tupi
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The supporters of ATHLETICO PRaiano booed when Pindorama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Genílson Marques didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hortêncio Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Paulo Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Hortêncio Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tróia in the 6th minute of the match. Mané Bezerra hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Hortêncio Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jackson Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Pindorama's zone, Jackson Nascimento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hortêncio Duarte came out of the goal and Jackson Nascimento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alberto Tróia in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hortêncio Duarte saved Pindorama from getting behind. Hortêncio Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tróia in the 17th minute of the match. Guilherme Duarte kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Alberto Tróia scored 0-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hortêncio Duarte, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 24th minute, Alberto Tróia made a precise shot to the right of Hortêncio Duarte. Pindorama's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Pindorama's Douglas Dionísio got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jackson Nascimento's late challenge caught a Pindorama's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jackson Nascimento helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ATHLETICO PRaiano getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Jackson Nascimento hit a great ball. Hortêncio Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tróia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When ATHLETICO PRaiano's Alberto Tróia, in the 35th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for ATHLETICO PRaiano. After 40 minutes ATHLETICO PRaiano's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Guilherme Duarte who took care of the corner kick. Alberto Tróia might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hortêncio Duarte. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Tróia ran back to his position shaking his head. Hortêncio Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tróia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Pindorama players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ATHLETICO PRaiano were winning 1-2.

Oséas Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Douglas Dionísio, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 55 minutes into the match, Alberto Tróia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hortêncio Duarte. Pindorama's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tróia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Alberto Tróia charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alberto Tróia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alberto Tróia hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. With 61 minutes on the clock, Chicão Vargas commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 70th minute Luizão Bocanegra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oséas Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberto Tróia who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 72ndth minute tested the skills of Hortêncio Duarte when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 75th minute of the game. One of Pindorama:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ATHLETICO PRaiano:s goal. José Paulo Almeida did an outstanding performance 77 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 2-4 to the right of an irritated Hortêncio Duarte in the goal. Hortêncio Duarte made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tróia in the 80th minute. When Luizão Bocanegra came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Pindorama 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 Luizão Bocanegra couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Pindorama booed when ATHLETICO PRaiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jackson Nascimento didn't get a good kick on the ball. Agnaldo Massa made in the 91st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ATHLETICO PRaiano's Eusébio Tepedino. If Alberto Tróia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.