U21 League

Arraial DMZ
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Christian Prado got the match started through his kick off. Didi Nóbrega charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Didi Nóbrega the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, OSASCO FC's Didi Nóbrega got a free kick in the 4th minute. Zeca Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elder Lago in the 9th minute of play. OSASCO FC's Zeca Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sidnei Teixeira in the 11th minute of play. Cristian Teixeira's late challenge caught a Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristian Teixeira helped the player get up and apologised. Guilherme Duarte came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by OSASCO FC's Alexsandro Gomes. But to his dismay, Alexsandro Gomes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 21 minutes into the match, Lisandro Masses had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Guilherme Duarte. Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lisandro Masses was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 24th minute, Gualter Queirós got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 27th minute Christian Prado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guilherme Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zézinho de Salles hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 29th minute of the match Luciano de Carvalho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Guilherme Duarte skillfully saved the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sidnei Teixeira to make the kick off. Guilherme Duarte made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Iuri de Toledo sent off a good shot on target. 57 minutes into the game, Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Sidnei Teixeira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zeca Freire made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. After some careless play in the Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- defense, Lisandro Masses kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guilherme Duarte. The Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guilherme Duarte should have stopped the shot. Alexsandro Gomes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Guilherme Duarte came out and tried to block the shot, but Alexsandro Gomes slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 65th minute. Elder Lago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Zeca Freire tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cláudio Baptista kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Zeca Freire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zézinho de Salles, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. A collision led to Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Zézinho de Salles hit a great ball. A hard shot by Iuri de Toledo from long distance, 79 minutes into the match, got Guilherme Duarte's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 84 minutes into the match, Elder Lago had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zeca Freire. OSASCO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elder Lago was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. Fernando Vinhas was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 93 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute, Fernando Vinhas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. OSASCO FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.