U21 League

Santa Rosa
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Noia's Vitório Simão 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. Vitório Simão succeeded in the game's 3rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Gustavo Cordeiro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hermínio Barros having to make a save. 9 minutes into the match, Gustavo Cordeiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hermínio Barros. Noia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gustavo Cordeiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. If Valdemar Figueiredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. New England Patriots's Gustavo Cordeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Noia booed when New England Patriots was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abtin Torabi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute Silvério Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Carlos Meireles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Noia booed when New England Patriots was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toninho de Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hermínio Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Cordeiro in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Noia's goalkeeper Hermínio Barros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gustavo Cordeiro to strike the kick off in the second half. If Noel Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Noel Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermínio Barros having to interfere. The supporters of New England Patriots booed when Noia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdemar Figueiredo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Valdemar Figueiredo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Carlos Meireles. New England Patriots's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valdemar Figueiredo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Gustavo Cordeiro succeeded in the game's 72nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-3. 77 minutes into the match, Noia's goalkeeper Hermínio Barros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustavo Cordeiro. In the 82nd minute, Vitório Simão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Silvério Cardoso was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 84 minutes had been played. Silvério Cardoso kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Noia's goalkeeper Hermínio Barros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustavo Cordeiro. Valdemar Figueiredo's late challenge caught a New England Patriots's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valdemar Figueiredo helped the player get up and apologised. Gustavo Cordeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Hermínio Barros made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antônio Mello during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 92 played minutes Noia got a freekick which was hit by Antônio Mello. New England Patriots's José Carlos Meireles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdemar Figueiredo in the 95th minute of play.