U21 League

Caixa de Papelão
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alex Andrade kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Flavinho Queiroz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sidney Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Andrade got free with Joel Rossi in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 14th match minute, Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Cardozo to maneuver through the defense. Marcelinho Ferreira hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the match, Miau Stars's Aníbal Munhoz broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marquinhos Baiano in the 28th minute of play forced Miau Stars's goalkeeper Sidney Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Flavinho Queiroz made a precise shot to the right of Sidney Queirós. Miau Stars's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 42nd minute, Flavinho Queiroz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sidney Queirós came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's Marquinhos Baiano. But to his dismay, Marquinhos Baiano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Flavinho Queiroz to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hamílton Valle during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Miau Stars booed when Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamílton Valle didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 56 minutes into the game, when Vinícius Porto put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 56th minute. Penalty! In the 59th minute there was a penalty for Miau Stars. Aníbal Munhoz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Joel Rossi. 1-3. Marcelinho Ferreira charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcelinho Ferreira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Marcelinho Ferreira hit a great ball. Nilson Sanches kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. With a little luck, Miau Stars's Sidney Queirós got control of the ball when Duarte Costa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joel Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gildo Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's Wilian Mandrak ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Sidney Queirós. Sidney Queirós yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. Aníbal Munhoz's late challenge caught a Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aníbal Munhoz helped the player get up and apologised. Aníbal Munhoz kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. 85 minutes into the game, Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's Duarte Costa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sidney Queirós made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Christian Cardozo took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Sidney Queirós to make any attempt to save it. Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.