U23 League

Estádio Joatuba
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ronaldo Nazário De Lima took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pastor Pio in the 3rd minute of play forced Warren FC - DMZ's goalkeeper Bernardo Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Moreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Washington Netto, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Valadares in the 11th minute of play forced Warren FC - DMZ's goalkeeper Bernardo Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Chico Valadares notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Warren FC - DMZ's Bernardo Moreira. Bernardo Moreira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Matias Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Nazário De Lima in the 20th minute of play. The supporters of Warren FC - DMZ booed when . SC Manhattan . was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank de Boer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Warren FC - DMZ's Bernardo Moreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Valadares in the 24th minute of play. Bernardo Moreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pastor Pio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matias Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgian Arrascaeta, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 33 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Giorgian Arrascaeta came free, but Matias Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernardo Moreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Czech in the 36th minute of play. Chico Valadares took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bernardo Moreira. Bernardo Moreira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. 46 minutes into the match, Warren FC - DMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Pastor Pio came free, but Bernardo Moreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Chico Valadares to strike the kick off in the second half. . SC Manhattan .'s Edward Czech quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Bunda Cagara, made in the 50th minute of the game. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giorgian Arrascaeta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giorgian Arrascaeta took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matias Taffarel. Matias Taffarel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Bernardo Moreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chico Valadares in the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Chico Valadares got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bernardo Moreira came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by . SC Manhattan .'s Chico Valadares. But to his dismay, Chico Valadares quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Valadares in the 68th minute of play forced Warren FC - DMZ's goalkeeper Bernardo Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to . SC Manhattan . getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Chico Valadares hit a great ball. Bernardo Moreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chico Valadares in the 74th minute of play. A hard shot 77 in the game by Pastor Pio from a close distance when the talented Bernardo Moreira managed to make a qualified save. Warren FC - DMZ's players were relieved. Matias Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Nazário De Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The corner led Warren FC - DMZ's Giorgian Arrascaeta to fire away a dangerous shot which Matias Taffarel despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 91stth minute of the game Chico Valadares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Warren FC - DMZ's Bernardo Moreira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chico Valadares got free with Bernardo Moreira in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. . SC Manhattan .'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.