U23 League

Asgard Stadium
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, 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. Enrique Valladares started the match with the kick off. Duda Soeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Weeke in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute Scarlet Speedster were awarded a corner. John Weeke went to the cornerflag to take it. If Mané da Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jefferson Rodrigues could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Jacinto Rocha made a huge save. Scarlet Speedster's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by John Weeke in the 28th minute. John Weeke made a great header on Scarlet Speedster's corner, it was just that Aesir FC FSCMZ's Duda Soeiro managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience was convinced that Enrique Valladares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Duda Soeiro was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Valladares in the 39th minute of play forced Aesir FC FSCMZ's goalkeeper Duda Soeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jefferson Rodrigues was the one to do the kick off. Enrique Valladares who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 54thth minute tested the skills of Duda Soeiro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 56th minute Mané da Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duda Soeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 57 played minutes Scarlet Speedster got a freekick which was hit by Mané da Costa. A collision led to Aesir FC FSCMZ getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Norberto Cruz hit a great ball. 61 minutes into the match, Scarlet Speedster's goal looked a bit too open when Osmar Marinho came free, but Jacinto Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osmar Marinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jacinto Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Délio Araújo in the 81st minute of the match. In the 83rd match minute, Scarlet Speedster was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Porto to maneuver through the defense. Scarlet Speedster's Jacinto Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osmar Marinho in the 84th minute of play. A collision led to Aesir FC FSCMZ getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Délio Araújo hit a great ball. Duda Soeiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Enrique Valladares in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the match, Scarlet Speedster's goal looked a bit too open when Osmar Marinho came free, but Jacinto Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Scarlet Speedster players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.