U23 League

Arena Araribóia
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Valdir Garcia got the match started through his kick off. After 4 minutes Fabiofs's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Anísio Teixeira who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Fabiofs's goalie and right to Billy Dowdall. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Fabiofs's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Jonas Pombal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Billy Dowdall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valdir Garcia who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 9thth minute tested the skills of Jonas Pombal when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Fabiofs's Dalmo de Queiroz managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ezequiel Velasco in the 13 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Garcia in the 16th minute of play forced Fabiofs's goalkeeper Jonas Pombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Valdir Garcia sped through Fabiofs's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonas Pombal. Luiz Guilherme Varela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonas Pombal having to interfere. Jonas Pombal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Brasil in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute, Edgard Maraschin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fabiofs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Remo Simão hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. 28 minutes into the match, Bandelocos's goal looked a bit too open when Edgard Maraschin came free, but Nilson do Vale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Guilherme Varela in the 31st minute of play forced Fabiofs's goalkeeper Jonas Pombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Edgard Maraschin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luís Gustavo Urbano lost his temper 35 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bandelocos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dalmo de Queiroz was slow to take the kick. During this time Fabiofs's players had a chance to rest. Dalmo de Queiroz made a great header on Fabiofs's corner, it was just that Bandelocos's Nilson do Vale managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Bandelocos booed when Fabiofs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Nóbrega didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Kléber Guimarães got free with Nilson do Vale in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 58 minutes into the match, Bandelocos's goalkeeper Nilson do Vale had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edgard Maraschin. 60 minutes into the match, Bandelocos's goalkeeper Nilson do Vale had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edgard Maraschin. Billy Dowdall's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonas Pombal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. The supporters of Fabiofs booed when Bandelocos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurinho Vargas didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Billy Dowdall sped through Fabiofs's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonas Pombal. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fabiofs's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Anísio Teixeira was slow to take the kick. During this time Bandelocos's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Bandelocos's Anísio Teixeira to fire away a dangerous shot which Jonas Pombal despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Edgard Maraschin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonas Pombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Guilherme Varela in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fabiofs's goalkeeper Jonas Pombal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jonas Pombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billy Dowdall in the 92nd minute of the match. 93 minutes into the game, Ademar Mazza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fabiofs's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bandelocos the free kick. After a rather tough play, Fabiofs's Ademar Mazza got a free kick in the 93rd minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Bandelocos fully deserved thier win.