U21 League

Aníbal Lopez
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Enio Palmeira started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Vides in the 10th minute of play forced Pereiras FC's goalkeeper Vânderson Botelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilson Trevisan charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nilson Trevisan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Litoral EC - CIMZ booed when Pereiras FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nilson Trevisan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Enio Palmeira's late challenge caught a Litoral EC - CIMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enio Palmeira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th match minute, Pereiras FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enio Palmeira to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the match, Litoral EC - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Enio Palmeira came free, but Joélson Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vânderson Botelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardinho Vander in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Nilson Trevisan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Igor Berger kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the 41st minute of the match, Edgard Vides tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vânderson Botelho saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Nilson Trevisan was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 42 minutes had been played.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edgard Vides to make the kick off. Tiago Gabriel de Carvalho's late challenge caught a Litoral EC - CIMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tiago Gabriel de Carvalho helped the player get up and apologised. Tiago Gabriel de Carvalho hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Pereiras FC's Cleiton Alcântara was substituted for Leonardo Senna. Vânderson Botelho came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Litoral EC - CIMZ's Edgard Vides. But to his dismay, Edgard Vides quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Joélson Carvalho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Guilherme Trancoso's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. After 65 played minutes Litoral EC - CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Igor Berger. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Guilherme Trancoso in the 68th minute of play forced Litoral EC - CIMZ's goalkeeper Joélson Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Litoral EC - CIMZ getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Aírton Capixaba hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aírton Capixaba in the 73rd minute of play forced Pereiras FC's goalkeeper Vânderson Botelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 76 played minutes Litoral EC - CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Edson de Lara. After a defensive mix-up in Litoral EC - CIMZ's zone, Luís Guilherme Trancoso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joélson Carvalho came out of the goal and Luís Guilherme Trancoso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 80 minutes into the match, Edgard Vides notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Pereiras FC's Vânderson Botelho. Vânderson Botelho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Silas Soeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joélson Carvalho having to interfere. A collision led to Pereiras FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Enio Palmeira hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute of the match Igor Berger shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vânderson Botelho showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Litoral EC - CIMZ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Pereiras FC for a fine match.