U21 League

Morumbi de Uberaba
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicolas Travassos kicked off to start the match. A hard shot 4 in the game by Ramiro Saraiva from a close distance when the talented Alexandre Toledo managed to make a qualified save. Manaus FC's players were relieved. After some careless play in the Manaus FC defense, Ramiro Saraiva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexandre Toledo. The Manaus FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexandre Toledo should have stopped the shot. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Ramiro Saraiva took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Alexandre Toledo to make any attempt to save it. In the 11th match minute, Manaus FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erik Gaspar to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute of the match Antônio Carlos Zanette sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alexandre Toledo skillfully saved the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Edson Futebol Clube's zone, Henrique Ramos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Agostinho Brodel came out of the goal and Henrique Ramos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Edson Futebol Clube's Ramiro Saraiva was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 17th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Alexandre Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramiro Saraiva in the 21st minute of play. Alexandre Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogério de Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. With his leg Alexandre Toledo managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when Edson Futebol Clube's Rogério de Sousa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 32nd minute, Ramiro Saraiva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Edson Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. After a rather tough play, Manaus FC's Vivaldo Porto got a free kick in the 34th minute. Ramiro Saraiva received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alexandre Toledo came out and tried to block the shot, but Ramiro Saraiva slotted it home off the left post making it 6-0 in the 41st minute. Manaus FC's Alexandre Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramiro Saraiva in the 45th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramiro Saraiva in the 47th minute of play forced Manaus FC's goalkeeper Alexandre Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ramiro Saraiva was the one to do the kick off. Manaus FC's Alexandre Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramiro Saraiva in the 52nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ramiro Saraiva in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexandre Toledo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 61 minutes of play, Edson Futebol Clube's Ramiro Saraiva made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexandre Toledo was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramiro Saraiva in the 66th minute of play forced Manaus FC's goalkeeper Alexandre Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandre Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rui de Queirós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Manaus FC defense, Ramiro Saraiva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexandre Toledo. The Manaus FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexandre Toledo should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ramiro Saraiva in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexandre Toledo saved Manaus FC from getting behind. 76 minutes into the match, Manaus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ramiro Saraiva came free, but Alexandre Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui de Queirós in the 80th minute of play forced Manaus FC's goalkeeper Alexandre Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Ramiro Saraiva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Edson Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. After some careless play in the Manaus FC defense, Ramiro Saraiva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexandre Toledo. The Manaus FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexandre Toledo should have stopped the shot. Alexandre Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogério de Sousa in the 90th minute of the match. Edson Futebol Clube walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.