U21 League

Gan Jah Stadium
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Flavio Maciel got the match started through his kick off. Horácio Ceresso took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Armando Siqueira. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Adalberto Pirani hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Villa Verde FC's Armando Siqueira threw himself towards the right post 9 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Antônio Carlos Madureira, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Villa Verde FC's Igor Camargo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcinho Donato in the 12th minute of play. Olívio Viana kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Horácio Ceresso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Villa Verde FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Horácio Ceresso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armando Siqueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Armando Siqueira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Fernando Barros in the 18th minute. Igor Camargo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Maciel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Marcinho Donato's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Igor Camargo was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. After 26 minutes of play, Villa Verde FC's Arí Lucas made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Armando Siqueira was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee felt a red card was in order, 29 minutes into the game, when Adalberto Pirani put in a rough tackle. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Afonso Baiano made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Villa Verde FC's goalkeeper Igor Camargo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcinho Donato. Armando Siqueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Fernando Barros in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Baiano in the 60th minute of play forced THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's goalkeeper Armando Siqueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Siqueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonso Baiano in the 63rd minute of play. Armando Siqueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antônio Carlos Madureira in the 65th minute of the match. Marcelo Alagoano was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 67 minutes into the match. The supporters of THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ booed when Villa Verde FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelo Alagoano didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Flavio Maciel tried to score from far away in the 69th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 77th match minute, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olívio Viana to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Flavio Maciel hit a great ball. Villa Verde FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Horácio Ceresso in the 87th minute. A nice corner shot did that Horácio Ceresso got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Armando Siqueira quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Edvaldo Hoffmann hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute of the match Horácio Ceresso sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Armando Siqueira skillfully saved the ball. In the 90th minute of the match Horácio Ceresso shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Armando Siqueira showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 92nd minute of the match Arí Lucas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Armando Siqueira skillfully saved the ball. Arí Guimarães charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arí Guimarães the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Villa Verde FC booed when THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arí Guimarães didn't get a good kick on the ball. Horácio Ceresso took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Armando Siqueira. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Villa Verde FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.