U23 League

Arena Celeste
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Joel Catarinense made the kick off and thus started the match. Galo do Japi's Delfim Chaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bass Dost in the 2nd minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, Joel Catarinense cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Luiz Eduardo Novaes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luiz Eduardo Novaes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joel Catarinense's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Galo do Japi's Anderson de Brito quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Bruno Miranda, made in the 12th minute of the game. Fernandinho Bezerra kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. With a little luck, Galo do Japi's Delfim Chaves got control of the ball when Bass Dost tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joel Catarinense took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luiz Eduardo Novaes. Luiz Eduardo Novaes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Arlindo Loureiro kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Se7e defense, Joel Catarinense kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luiz Eduardo Novaes. The Se7e fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luiz Eduardo Novaes should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Galo do Japi's Delfim Chaves got control of the ball when Bass Dost tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bass Dost got free with Delfim Chaves in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bass Dost got free with Delfim Chaves in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Galo do Japi's Delfim Chaves got control of the ball when Bass Dost tried to sneak it across the goal line. Se7e's Luiz Eduardo Novaes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Catarinense in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to Se7e getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Fernandinho Bezerra hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Joel Catarinense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luiz Eduardo Novaes was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. After 34 minutes, Guri Maroto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Se7e and the Galo do Japi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Galo do Japi's Delfim Chaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guri Maroto in the 45th minute of play. Joel Catarinense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

From close distance Joel Catarinense pressed in the 0-6 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 58 minutes into the game. In a very dangerous position, a player in Se7e fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 62nd minute. Penalty! Roberto Neiva kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Delfim Chaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Magalhães in the 66th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Se7e defense, Joel Catarinense kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luiz Eduardo Novaes. The Se7e fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luiz Eduardo Novaes should have stopped the shot. 71 minutes into the game, Se7e's Guri Maroto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Delfim Chaves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-7. After 74th play minutes Joel Catarinense shot 1-8, a short shot which went by Luiz Eduardo Novaes and just under the crossbar into goal. The audience was convinced that Joel Catarinense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luiz Eduardo Novaes was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Galo do Japi's attentive Anderson de Brito managed to snatch the ball when Bruno Miranda made a throw-in in the 82nd minute of the game. Luiz Eduardo Novaes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Catarinense went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-9 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joel Catarinense got free with Luiz Eduardo Novaes in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luiz Eduardo Novaes stood somewhat misplaced when Joel Catarinense came free in front of goal and shot 1-10 to the left of him in the 95 minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilfredo Cefero got free with Luiz Eduardo Novaes in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Galo do Japi played a much better game than Se7e and deserved their victory. The Se7e players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.