U23 League

Arena Cadu
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hugo Alcântara made the kick off which started today's match. Mauro Eliazar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Válbson Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Yu Ying Yang came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Juventudes Libertárias 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 Yu Ying Yang couldn't finish the play. In the 11th minute Yu Ying Yang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gelu Lepuș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cadu Team's Gelu Lepuș played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agostinho Almeida in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Juventudes Libertárias's Gilson Meirelles sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gelu Lepuș narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 17 played minutes Juventudes Libertárias got a freekick which was hit by Rubinho Loureiro. If Válbson Paiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 23rd minute, Mattias Downing hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Cadu Team's zone, Ritvaldis Rau stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gelu Lepuș came out of the goal and Ritvaldis Rau tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25th minute, Agostinho Almeida made a precise shot to the right of Gelu Lepuș. Cadu Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Gelu Lepuș made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agostinho Almeida in the 29th minute of play. With a little luck, Juventudes Libertárias's Mauro Eliazar got control of the ball when Válbson Paiva tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Válbson Paiva got free with Mauro Eliazar in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yu Ying Yang hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Válbson Paiva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Gilson Meirelles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Válbson Paiva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 44 played minutes Juventudes Libertárias got a freekick which was hit by Lúcio da Silveira. Juventudes Libertárias's Mauro Eliazar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Juventudes Libertárias from getting a goal against them. Juventudes Libertárias's Alexsandro Simão got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

With an all-out effort, Juventudes Libertárias's Gelu Lepuș threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Márcio Santos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Mauro Eliazar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válbson Paiva in the 61st minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Cadu Team's goalkeeper Gelu Lepuș had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Agostinho Almeida. Andre Barugh charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andre Barugh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Juventudes Libertárias booed when Cadu Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andre Barugh didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Válbson Paiva in the 71st minute of play forced Juventudes Libertárias's goalkeeper Mauro Eliazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauro Eliazar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válbson Paiva in the 73rd minute of the match. The supporters of Juventudes Libertárias booed when Cadu Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mattias Downing didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd match minute, Cadu Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Alcântara to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute Cadu Team were awarded a corner. Ciro Sanches went to the cornerflag to take it. After 87 played minutes Juventudes Libertárias got a freekick which was hit by Noel Valle. Through an outstanding action, after 89 minutes, Gelu Lepuș successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Agostinho Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Gelu Lepuș tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Juventudes Libertárias left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Cadu Team.