U23 League

Arena Emilião
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dráusio Brodel started the match with the kick off. Carlos Alberto Nascimento hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute Christian Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Čech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Čech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Mendonça in the 7th minute of the match. Petrus Catarinense struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Claudinho Taffarel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seterma Tractors. 15 minutes into the match, Christian Mendonça had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Čech. Seterma Tractors's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christian Mendonça was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Claudinho Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cícero de Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 20 minutes into the match, ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆'s goalkeeper Claudinho Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xie Cheng Ao. The supporters of Seterma Tractors booed when ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fellipe Zanette didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Seterma Tractors booed when ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Alberto Nascimento didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Petrus Catarinense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Claudinho Taffarel was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 35th minute, when Cícero de Medeiros scored to the left of an out of position Claudinho Taffarel, making the score, 2-1. Christian Mendonça took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Čech. Pedro Čech dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Chollatit Reungaksorn received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Claudinho Taffarel came out and tried to block the shot, but Chollatit Reungaksorn slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 42nd minute. After having played for 46 minutes, Christian Mendonça managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Christian Mendonça was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 48th minute, Christian Mendonça 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Petrus Catarinense to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Petrus Catarinense came free, but Claudinho Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆ getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Romário Andrade hit a great ball. Claudinho Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xie Cheng Ao, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Claudinho Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mathias Fontes in the 60th minute of the match. Claudinho Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petrus Catarinense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Čech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Dráusio Brodel managed to get in a good position for a shot. ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆'s supporters rose to their feet, but Dráusio Brodel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Čech breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Claudinho Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toninho Lopez, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Claudinho Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chollatit Reungaksorn, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 74 minutes into the match, Seterma Tractors's goalkeeper Pedro Čech had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christian Mendonça. In the 76th minute Xie Cheng Ao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinho Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Čech made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Christian Mendonça sent off a good shot on target. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Seterma Tractors's goalkeeper Pedro Čech, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A nice corner shot did that Bebeto Secco got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pedro Čech quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Claudinho Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chollatit Reungaksorn in the 88th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Seterma Tractors's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Mendonça came free, but Pedro Čech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claudinho Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cícero de Medeiros in the 93rd minute of play. Carlos Alberto Nascimento charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Alberto Nascimento the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 94 played minutes ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆ got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Alberto Nascimento. When Jefferson de Sena fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆'s protests and gave Jefferson de Sena a yellow card for diving instead. After 96 played minutes ☆ PERÓXIDOS ☆ got a freekick which was hit by Jefferson de Sena. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Seterma Tractors had played much better football throughout.