U23 League

MORUNTRI
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bengt Bouchard took the kick off in the first half of the match. Percy de Alcântara made in the 2nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Wellington Montenegro however managed to control. Alfredo Paraibano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wellington Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Francisco Abreu charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Francisco Abreu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th match minute, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Francisco Abreu to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s Sydney Bittencourt got control of the ball when Bengt Bouchard tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. João Francisco Abreu hit a great ball. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s Sydney Bittencourt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bengt Bouchard in the 9th minute of play. FÊNIX F.C.'s Alfredo Paraibano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmílson Lara in the 15th minute of play. Pedrinho Teixeira kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Wellington Montenegro took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alfredo Paraibano. Alfredo Paraibano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. FÊNIX F.C.'s Oswaldo Vaz managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Percy de Alcântara in the 21 minute of the game. Gilberto Leite kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After having played for 24 minutes, João Vítor Vinhas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s supporters crossed their fingers, but João Vítor Vinhas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Tande in the 28th minute of play forced FÊNIX F.C.'s goalkeeper Alfredo Paraibano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, João Vítor Vinhas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The crowd rose to their feet as FÊNIX F.C.'s Bengt Bouchard slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sydney Bittencourt. That made the score 1-2 after 33 minutes of play. Sydney Bittencourt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Luz in the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute FÊNIX F.C. were awarded a corner. Bengt Bouchard went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Bengt Bouchard got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sydney Bittencourt quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Pedrinho Teixeira kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bengt Bouchard got free with Sydney Bittencourt in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ booed when FÊNIX F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mauro Luz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bengt Bouchard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Sydney Bittencourt made a huge save. Iuri Siqueira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Sydney Bittencourt made a huge save. After the first half IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Edmílson Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Alfredo Paraibano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bengt Bouchard blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sydney Bittencourt having to make a save. Sydney Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt Bouchard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s Adalberto Branco got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Percy de Alcântara made in the 70th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Frank Tande. Bengt Bouchard spun around in front of the goal 80 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s goal. Iuri Siqueira kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Frank Tande made in the 90th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Pedrinho Teixeira immediately put the ball in play. 92 minutes into the match, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s João Vítor Vinhas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredo Paraibano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Bengt Bouchard had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. During the 94th minute of the match João Francisco Abreu completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave João Francisco Abreu a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. FÊNIX F.C.'s Waldir Brito was substituted for Bengt Bouchard. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡:s Sydney Bittencourt showed great skill when he stopped Mauro Luz:s penalty. 2-2 came in the 98th minute when Mauro Luz all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Sydney Bittencourt. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.