U23 League

Arena Industrial
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) C.A Gryffindor's Jacinto Quirino 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. 4 minutes into the game, Vila Industrial FC's Arthur Guedes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Chicão de Azevedo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Arrigo Tonon made in the 7th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jacinto Ramos immediately put the ball in play. Chicão de Azevedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arthur Guedes in the 8th minute. After a rather tough play, C.A Gryffindor's Marquinhos Filho got a free kick in the 13th minute. C.A Gryffindor's Chicão de Azevedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save C.A Gryffindor from getting a goal against them. After 15 minutes, Arrigo Tonon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vila Industrial FC and the C.A Gryffindor players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of C.A Gryffindor booed when Vila Industrial FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arrigo Tonon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arrigo Tonon was shown his second yellow card after 18 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. When Tomé de Alcântara fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.A Gryffindor's protests and gave Tomé de Alcântara a yellow card for diving instead. Vila Industrial FC made a substitution. Pang Yang Yong replaced Arthur Guedes. The supporters of Vila Industrial FC booed when C.A Gryffindor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomé de Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute of the match Artuir McNamee sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Chicão de Azevedo skillfully saved the ball. Chicão de Azevedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pang Yang Yong in the 28th minute. The Vila Industrial FC fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Vila Industrial FC's Pang Yang Yong looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Chicão de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacinto Ramos in the 39th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, C.A Gryffindor's Tomé de Alcântara got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Artuir McNamee struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Chicão de Azevedo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vila Industrial FC. Chicão de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Jacques Ares in the 45th minute of the match. With a little luck, C.A Gryffindor's Chicão de Azevedo got control of the ball when Pang Yang Yong tried to sneak it across the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pang Yang Yong to make the kick off. After some careless play in the C.A Gryffindor defense, Pang Yang Yong kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chicão de Azevedo. The C.A Gryffindor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chicão de Azevedo should have stopped the shot. C.A Gryffindor made a substitution. Edgard Mangueira replaced Matthijs De Ligt. In the 73rd minute, Pang Yang Yong left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vila Industrial FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. C.A Gryffindor made a substitution. Guilherme Mazer replaced Jacinto Quirino. C.A Gryffindor's Chicão de Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Guerra in the 81st minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Guilherme Mazer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of César Boldrini. Vila Industrial FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Guilherme Mazer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. César Boldrini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guilherme Mazer in the 94th minute of the match. Vila Industrial FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.