U21 League

ARENA MINEIRA
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomás Mazza got the match started through his kick off. If Wilian Carioca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of COURO COME FC booed when Jardim América FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chicão de Moraes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute Nildo Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luan Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nico Rossi hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Jardim América FC's Luan Ramos got control of the ball when Wilian Carioca tried to sneak it across the goal line. COURO COME FC's Benê Alvarenga shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 20th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Luan Ramos but with some difficulty. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Rossi in the 21st minute of play forced Jardim América FC's goalkeeper Luan Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Maria Pontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enio Mangueira in the 25th minute of play. Luan Ramos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nildo Pereira in the 28th minute of play. When Wilian Carioca in the 33rd play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Luan Ramos kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 2-0 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. After 42 minutes of play, COURO COME FC's Nildo Pereira made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luan Ramos was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 46th minute, Wilian Carioca made a precise shot to the right of Luan Ramos. Jardim América FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nildo Pereira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Botelho in the 57th minute of play forced Jardim América FC's goalkeeper Luan Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Botelho in the 60th minute of play forced Jardim América FC's goalkeeper Luan Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st match minute, Jardim América FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuno Neves to maneuver through the defense. After 68 minutes, Nico Rossi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jardim América FC and the COURO COME FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 68 played minutes Jardim América FC got a freekick which was hit by Nico Rossi. In the 69th minute of the match Benê Alvarenga sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luan Ramos skillfully saved the ball. César Vinhas charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed César Vinhas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 75 played minutes COURO COME FC got a freekick which was hit by César Vinhas. In the 77th minute Wilian Carioca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luan Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute Nildo Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luan Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luan Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nildo Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Christian Botelho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luan Ramos was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. In the 82nd minute, Wilian Carioca 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. In the 83rd match minute, Jardim América FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuno Neves to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Jardim América FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Tomás Mazza hit a great ball. Nico Rossi came free with the goalkeeper in the 87th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and José Maria Pontes could save by the left post. José Maria Pontes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Enio Mangueira in the 88th minute. The supporters of Jardim América FC booed when COURO COME FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walmir Vale didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Jardim América FC's Enio Mangueira slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of José Maria Pontes. That made the score 4-1 after 92 minutes of play. The supporters of COURO COME FC booed when Jardim América FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enio Mangueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. COURO COME FC had played much better football throughout.