U21 League

Arena Pernambuco
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonathan Fonseca started the match with the kick off. Edmílson de Almeida kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. A collision led to LOS PERNAMBUCANOS - FDFDF getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Arthur Paraíba hit a great ball. When Victor de Salles came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Flying Dutch fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Victor de Salles couldn't finish the play. After 8 played minutes LOS PERNAMBUCANOS - FDFDF got a freekick which was hit by Arthur Paraíba. In the 9th minute Jonathan Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cafu Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arthur Paraíba charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arthur Paraíba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, LOS PERNAMBUCANOS - FDFDF's Arthur Paraíba got a free kick in the 11th minute. Cafu Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor de Salles in the 19th minute of play. Victor de Salles took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cafu Amaral. Cafu Amaral dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Victor de Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cafu Amaral having to interfere. Jonathan Fonseca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor de Salles in the 25th minute of play forced LOS PERNAMBUCANOS - FDFDF's goalkeeper Cafu Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Victor de Salles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Victor de Salles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Pedro Montenegro in the 39th minute of play forced LOS PERNAMBUCANOS - FDFDF's goalkeeper Cafu Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Victor de Salles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cafu Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor de Salles, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. 47 minutes into the match, LOS PERNAMBUCANOS - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Correia came free, but Cafu Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Dráuzio Couto made the kick off in the second half. 0-2 became the score in the 53rd minute when Victor de Salles elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Luís Gustavo Bertassi charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luís Gustavo Bertassi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. LOS PERNAMBUCANOS - FDFDF made a substitution. Vágner Vidal replaced Dráuzio Couto. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vágner Vidal in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arthur Amorim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vágner Vidal in the 67th minute of play forced Flying Dutch's goalkeeper Arthur Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zé Pedro Montenegro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cafu Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 74thth minute of the game Victor de Salles who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LOS PERNAMBUCANOS - FDFDF's Cafu Amaral was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Allan Félix's late challenge caught a Flying Dutch's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Allan Félix helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, LOS PERNAMBUCANOS - FDFDF's Allan Félix got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute of the match Victor de Salles sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cafu Amaral skillfully saved the ball. With his leg Cafu Amaral managed to avoid a goal in the 95thth minute, when Flying Dutch's Jonathan Fonseca fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Flying Dutch's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.