U23 League

ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Arena®
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Moisés Arruda started the match with the kick off. Moisés Arruda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Ulysses Peixoto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evaristo Mello scored 1-0 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of João Francisco Leme, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Ulysses Peixoto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aimar Aimar in the 13th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilian Quadros got free with João Francisco Leme in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 18th minute Aimar Aimar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulysses Peixoto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ulysses Peixoto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aimar Aimar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ique Football Club's Hélder Bueno quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Rogério Fantini, made in the 26th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moisés Arruda in the 27th minute of play forced ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's goalkeeper Ulysses Peixoto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilian Quadros got free with João Francisco Leme in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ulysses Peixoto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moisés Arruda in the 36th minute of play. João Francisco Leme made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wilian Quadros in the 38th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Moisés Arruda in the 50th minute of play forced ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's goalkeeper Ulysses Peixoto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Aimar Aimar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ulysses Peixoto was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Ique Football Club's zone, Wilian Quadros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Francisco Leme came out of the goal and Wilian Quadros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ulysses Peixoto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aimar Aimar, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilian Quadros in the 64th minute of play forced Ique Football Club's goalkeeper João Francisco Leme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's goal looked a bit too open when Aimar Aimar came free, but Ulysses Peixoto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ulysses Peixoto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aimar Aimar, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Samuca Leal got free with Ulysses Peixoto in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Ulysses Peixoto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aimar Aimar in the 87th minute of play. Moisés Arruda hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match.