U21 League

Arena Barboza
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Marquês de Herval's Marcus Simões 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. 18 minutes into the game, Giovani Fernandes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Marquês de Herval's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Relyn Futebol Clube the free kick. A collision led to Marquês de Herval getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Giovani Fernandes hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the match, Fausto Valladares notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Marquês de Herval's Juarês de Amaral. Juarês de Amaral was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseu Braga in the 25th minute of play forced Relyn Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Juan Vieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Simões in the 30th minute of play forced Relyn Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Juan Vieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Marcus Simões had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Juan Vieira. Relyn Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcus Simões was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Vitório Baiano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Relyn Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Vitório Baiano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juarês de Amaral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alfredo Reis hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. When Marquês de Herval's Bruno Bastos in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Relyn Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. 42 minutes into the game, Marcus Simões cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Juan Vieira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Juan Vieira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Bastos, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leopoldo Soares to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Relyn Futebol Clube's José Augusto Capixaba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juarês de Amaral narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Relyn Futebol Clube's Juan Vieira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseu Braga in the 57th minute of play. Marquês de Herval's Juarês de Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Soares in the 59th minute of play. Juan Vieira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eliseu Braga in the 61st minute. After 64 played minutes Marquês de Herval got a freekick which was hit by Marcus Simões. Fausto Valladares scored 4-2 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juarês de Amaral, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marquês de Herval's Juarês de Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitório Baiano in the 72nd minute of play. Marcus Simões received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Juan Vieira came out and tried to block the shot, but Marcus Simões slotted it home off the left post making it 4-3 in the 75th minute. With a little luck, Relyn Futebol Clube's Juan Vieira got control of the ball when Marcus Simões tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 79 played minutes Marquês de Herval got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Bastos. 83 minutes into the game, Marcus Simões recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Juan Vieira. Marcus Simões showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-4. In the 88th minute, Vitório Baiano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juarês de Amaral was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-4. The crowd rose to their feet as Marcus Simões kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Juan Vieira. That made the score 5-5 in the 94 minute of play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.