U23 League

Jereba
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Vito Porto started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Dieguinho Viana came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Floresta Club U18's Dino Saraiva. But to his dismay, Dino Saraiva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Dieguinho Viana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dino Saraiva in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denílson Negri in the 13th minute of play forced Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper Dieguinho Viana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Jereba 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Dino Saraiva came free, but Dieguinho Viana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute, Reynaldo Mello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Denílson Negri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Dieguinho Viana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Jereba 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Dino Saraiva came free, but Dieguinho Viana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Vito Porto fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jereba 4EVER's protests and gave Vito Porto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th match minute, Jereba 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vito Porto to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the match, Eusébio Baptista notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Jereba 4EVER's Dieguinho Viana. Dieguinho Viana was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 23 minutes into the game, José Pedro Fantini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Floresta Club U18's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jereba 4EVER the free kick. José Pedro Fantini hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Abelardo Brodel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dieguinho Viana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denílson Negri in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusébio Baptista in the 39th minute of play forced Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper Dieguinho Viana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Léo de Brito stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zé Paulo Castro's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Floresta Club U18's zone, Abelardo Brodel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Léo de Brito came out of the goal and Abelardo Brodel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47th minute of the match Floresta Club U18 got a corner. Jereba 4EVER's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Guilherme Viana ran over to the corner to take the kick. The Jereba 4EVER players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Floresta Club U18 were winning 0-2.

In the 57th minute Zé Paulo Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Léo de Brito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dino Saraiva in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dieguinho Viana prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 65 played minutes Floresta Club U18 got a freekick which was hit by Narciso Toledo. 66 minutes into the match, Floresta Club U18's goal looked a bit too open when Vito Porto came free, but Léo de Brito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute Jereba 4EVER were awarded a corner. Zé Paulo Castro went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 68th minute, Denílson Negri reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dieguinho Viana. The goal made the score 0-3. Dieguinho Viana was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dino Saraiva showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 73 minute of play. If Vito Porto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute, José Vítor Goiano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Floresta Club U18 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. When Zé Paulo Castro came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Jereba 4EVER 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 Zé Paulo Castro couldn't finish the play. In the 88th match minute, Floresta Club U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Narciso Toledo to maneuver through the defense. Léo de Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Paulo Castro in the 89th minute of the match. The Floresta Club U18 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Floresta Club U18 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.