U23 League

Eighty-Three
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edin Džeko started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd play minute Edin Džeko came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised João Vítor Arósio. 1-0. GeRaÇãO-83's Grzegorz Siekierski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute of the match, Edin Džeko tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but João Vítor Arósio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Grzegorz Siekierski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vânderson Romero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Makis Apostolakis made in the 15th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Michel Neves however managed to control. After 19 played minutes GeRaÇãO-83 got a freekick which was hit by Ruperto Enol. 22 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's goal looked a bit too open when Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink came free, but Grzegorz Siekierski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute of the match Nonatos United got a corner. GeRaÇãO-83's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jerzy Giejda ran over to the corner to take the kick. 28 minutes into the match, Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Grzegorz Siekierski. GeRaÇãO-83's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 35th minute Edin Džeko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Vítor Arósio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Vítor Arósio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edin Džeko, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. When Edin Džeko came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the GeRaÇãO-83 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 Edin Džeko couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink in the 39th minute of play forced GeRaÇãO-83's goalkeeper Grzegorz Siekierski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nonatos United were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after GeRaÇãO-83's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jerzy Giejda took the corner. After taking down the ball on Nonatos United's corner Vânderson Romero fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Grzegorz Siekierski quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Nonatos United's João Pedro de Amaral got a free kick in the 43rd minute. João Vítor Arósio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Medero Gadea in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute, Ruperto Enol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

In the 51st minute, Mario Cristofor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Vítor Arósio was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Michel Neves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Grzegorz Siekierski made a huge save. 55 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's goalkeeper Grzegorz Siekierski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michel Neves. GeRaÇãO-83's Grzegorz Siekierski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save GeRaÇãO-83 from getting a goal against them. Nonatos United's João Vítor Arósio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edin Džeko in the 62nd minute of play. When GeRaÇãO-83's Edin Džeko in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nonatos United's goalie prevented a goal. 65 minutes into the match, Nonatos United's goal looked a bit too open when Edin Džeko came free, but João Vítor Arósio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Mario Cristofor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Grzegorz Siekierski managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when Nonatos United's Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 77 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's goalkeeper Grzegorz Siekierski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michel Neves. 82 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's goal looked a bit too open when Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink came free, but Grzegorz Siekierski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, Nonatos United's Michel Neves ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Grzegorz Siekierski. Grzegorz Siekierski yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. GeRaÇãO-83's Per-Oskar Ekgren managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jerzy Giejda in the 91 minute of the game. With a little luck, GeRaÇãO-83's Grzegorz Siekierski got control of the ball when Michel Neves tried to sneak it across the goal line.