U23 League

Arena Ximbocú
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hugo Alcântara took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 9th minute, Giovanni Sergipano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the match, Lobo Guará's goal looked a bit too open when Válbson Paiva came free, but Vânderson Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gustavo Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Gelu Lepuș tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustavo Mendonça got free with Gelu Lepuș in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Lobo Guará getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Giovanni Sergipano hit a great ball. Ciro Sanches recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Válbson Paiva blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vânderson Esteves having to make a save. Vânderson Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Válbson Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After 31 played minutes Cadu Team got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Sanches. Gelu Lepuș made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Claudinei Tande sent off a good shot on target. Cristián Pavon kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After 36 played minutes, Cadu Team's Ciro Sanches shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vânderson Esteves came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cadu Team reached it. In the 40th match minute, Lobo Guará was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Nunes to maneuver through the defense. When Válbson Paiva came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Cadu Team 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 Válbson Paiva couldn't finish the play. Vânderson Esteves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Válbson Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Lobo Guará defense, Válbson Paiva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vânderson Esteves. The Lobo Guará fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vânderson Esteves should have stopped the shot.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gustavo Mendonça to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gustavo Mendonça in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gelu Lepuș prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 61st minute Gustavo Mendonça 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. With a little luck, Lobo Guará's Vânderson Esteves got control of the ball when Válbson Paiva tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andre Barugh kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Cadu Team's Gelu Lepuș played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Mendonça in the 68th minute of play. Gelu Lepuș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Ediberto da Rocha hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Lobo Guará made a substitution. Artur Branco replaced Albertinho Leite. After a rather tough play, Cadu Team's Ediberto da Rocha got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 81st minute Gustavo Mendonça 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. In the 86th minute Gustavo Mendonça 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. Lobo Guará's Vânderson Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Alcântara in the 89th minute of play. The Cadu Team 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.