U21 League

ARENA PANTANAL
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Paulinho Santos made the kick off which started today's match. Ernesto Damião hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute Edgard Arósio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni de Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giovanni de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgard Arósio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sílvio Zonta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Damião in the 21st minute of the match. Paulinho Santos hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute of the match Carlos Fernando Ramalho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Giovanni de Toledo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Paulinho Santos might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sílvio Zonta. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paulinho Santos ran back to his position shaking his head. Eliseu Peres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sílvio Zonta having to interfere. Bruninho Silva might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Giovanni de Toledo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bruninho Silva ran back to his position shaking his head. Giovanni de Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Queiroz, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Giovanni de Toledo was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from David Freitas. When Minotauro's Bartosz Bednorz in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TAQUARI FC's goalie prevented a goal. Eliseu Peres took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sílvio Zonta. Sílvio Zonta dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartosz Bednorz in the 44th minute of play forced TAQUARI FC's goalkeeper Sílvio Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the game, Minotauro's Bartosz Bednorz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sílvio Zonta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Minotauro made a substitution. Tales Vasconcelos replaced Paulinho Santos. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Felipe Queiroz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Bartosz Bednorz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 56 played minutes Minotauro got a freekick which was hit by Romeu Sousa. Tales Vasconcelos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Sílvio Zonta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. TAQUARI FC's Sílvio Zonta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tales Vasconcelos in the 62nd minute of play. 63 minutes into the game, Bartosz Bednorz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Sílvio Zonta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Minotauro's Giovanni de Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruninho Silva in the 66th minute of play. The supporters of Minotauro booed when TAQUARI FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Arósio didn't get a good kick on the ball. TAQUARI FC's Sílvio Zonta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save TAQUARI FC from getting a goal against them. Bartosz Bednorz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tales Vasconcelos in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sílvio Zonta saved TAQUARI FC from getting behind. In the 77th minute, Valdir Peres made a precise shot to the right of Giovanni de Toledo. Minotauro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. Giovanni de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Queiroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 81 minutes Minotauro's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Valdir Peres who took care of the corner kick. 84 minutes into the match, Ernesto Damião notched a goal, 1-6, to the right of TAQUARI FC's Sílvio Zonta. Sílvio Zonta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Ernesto Damião had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ernesto Damião took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sílvio Zonta. Sílvio Zonta dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-7. Sílvio Zonta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartosz Bednorz in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Minotauro left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than TAQUARI FC.