U23 League

Taquarão
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zeng Chang kicked off to start the match. Richard Fontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pan Nan Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 8th minute, Tião da Mata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Richard Fontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pan Nan Yuan in the 9th minute of play. Richard Fontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mané Veiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. A hard shot 11 in the game by Zeng Chang from a close distance when the talented Carlinhos Batata managed to make a qualified save. Operário Futebol Clube's players were relieved. 17 minutes into the match, Operário Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Carlinhos Batata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zeng Chang. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Guto Campidelis took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Carlinhos Batata to make any attempt to save it. In the 21st minute, Zeng Chang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlinhos Batata was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. The audience was convinced that Pan Nan Yuan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Richard Fontes was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. 33 minutes into the game, Operário Futebol Clube's Pan Nan Yuan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Richard Fontes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. If Zeng Chang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 38 minutes into the game, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Peter De Boel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carlinhos Batata made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Mané Veiga took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Richard Fontes. Richard Fontes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Carlinhos Batata made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hélder de Medeiros in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pan Nan Yuan to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tanush Çarçani during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 52nd minute, Tanush Çarçani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th match minute, Operário Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aybek Lami to maneuver through the defense. Operário Futebol Clube's Carlinhos Batata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guto Campidelis in the 56th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Operário Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Peter De Boel came free, but Carlinhos Batata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlinhos Batata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tanush Çarçani in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Dennys Gøl notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of Operário Futebol Clube's Carlinhos Batata. Carlinhos Batata was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Zeng Chang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 76 minutes of play, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Zeng Chang made it 6-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlinhos Batata was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Clube Atl. Taquaritinga booed when Operário Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Nascimento didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlinhos Batata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathías Queraria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Zeng Chang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlinhos Batata was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-2. Tanush Çarçani scored 8-2 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carlinhos Batata, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Zeng Chang came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Clube Atl. Taquaritinga fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zeng Chang couldn't finish the play. Carlinhos Batata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter De Boel in the 96th minute of the match. Clube Atl. Taquaritinga walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.