U21 League

Estádio 26 de Julho
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Atlético Minuano's Joel Dantas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Romário Monteiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flávio Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luan Berger's late challenge caught a Atlético Minuano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luan Berger helped the player get up and apologised. After 4 played minutes Estrela Vermelha got a freekick which was hit by Luan Berger. 5 minutes into the match, Estrela Vermelha's goal looked a bit too open when Cléber Ribeiro came free, but Flávio Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Estrela Vermelha's goal looked a bit too open when Gonçalo Tinoco came free, but Flávio Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, João Francisco Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flávio Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cléber Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the game, Atlético Minuano's Joel Dantas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Flávio Neves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Flávio Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Dantas in the 19th minute of the match. After 21st play minutes Joel Dantas shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Flávio Neves and just under the crossbar into goal. Flávio Neves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Romário Monteiro went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Flávio Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romário Monteiro in the 29th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the game, Atlético Minuano's Cléber Ribeiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Flávio Neves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. In the 43rd minute, Anderson Soares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flávio Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Dantas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In a very dangerous position, a player in Estrela Vermelha fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 46th minute. Penalty! Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Enrique Proença made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Estrela Vermelha's goal looked a bit too open when Cléber Ribeiro came free, but Flávio Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luan Berger in the 55th minute of play forced Atlético Minuano's goalkeeper Marcelo Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Estrela Vermelha's Flávio Neves got control of the ball when Joel Dantas tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Cléber Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the match, Cléber Ribeiro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Flávio Neves, 0-7. Marcelo Linares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aírton Almeida in the 80th minute of play. Flávio Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cléber Ribeiro in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Joel Dantas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlético Minuano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. Flávio Neves made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Joel Dantas sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Cléber Ribeiro took a quick shot and it went in 0-10 without a chance for Flávio Neves to make any attempt to save it. When the final whistle sounded Atlético Minuano left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Estrela Vermelha.