U21 League

Estádio Fernanda LRS
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dário da Cunha received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Emerson Leal came out and tried to block the shot, but Dário da Cunha slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 5th minute. Zé de Senna came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Espigão Steamrollers's Válter Dantas. But to his dismay, Válter Dantas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 12th minute, Válter Dantas made a precise shot to the right of Zé de Senna. Matungo Gaúcho's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. A collision led to Espigão Steamrollers getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Renan Rosa hit a great ball. In the 24th minute, Válter Dantas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zé de Senna was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. After 37 minutes, Zé Carlos Paranaense mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Espigão Steamrollers and the Matungo Gaúcho players grew even worse after the yellow card. Adalberto Quadros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Zé de Senna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zé de Senna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Válter Dantas, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Zé de Senna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Válter Dantas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé de Senna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Fabiano Nóbrega in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Zé de Senna made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Adalberto Quadros sent off a good shot on target. Zé de Senna was a little too slow when Válter Dantas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 54th minute. The score was now 1-4. 58 minutes into the match, Wesley Matorin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Zé de Senna, 1-5. Zé de Senna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válter Dantas in the 63rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adalberto Quadros got free with Zé de Senna in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 66th minute of the match, Cauã Pombal got a very nice opportunity to score, but Zé de Senna was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 73 minutes into the match, Matungo Gaúcho's goalkeeper Zé de Senna had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adalberto Quadros. After a defensive mix-up in Matungo Gaúcho's zone, Wesley Matorin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zé de Senna came out of the goal and Wesley Matorin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Matungo Gaúcho's Zé de Senna proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Matungo Gaúcho from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Válter Dantas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zé de Senna. That made the score 1-7 in the 78 minute of play. After having played for 82 minutes, Wesley Matorin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Espigão Steamrollers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wesley Matorin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luiz Fabiano Nóbrega struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Zé de Senna didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Espigão Steamrollers. In the 85th minute, Pedro Luís da Mata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Matungo Gaúcho's goalkeeper Zé de Senna, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adalberto Quadros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Zé de Senna made a huge save. Válter Dantas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zé de Senna read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Adalberto Quadros took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zé de Senna. Zé de Senna dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-8. If Abelardo de Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Espigão Steamrollers could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Matungo Gaúcho throughout the match.