U23 League

Uberabão
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Laurgain Ruiz kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Laurgain Ruiz in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aloísio Pirani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of MAZER SAF booed when Zebus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Eduardo Botelho didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute, Evaristo Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MAZER SAF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. When the match clock showed 15 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Laurgain Ruiz sped through Zebus FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aloísio Pirani. A collision led to Zebus FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Flávio Dante hit a great ball. When MAZER SAF's Laurgain Ruiz in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zebus FC's goalie prevented a goal. MAZER SAF's attentive Claudinho Montenegro managed to snatch the ball when Carlos Eduardo Botelho made a throw-in in the 29th minute of the game. Laurgain Ruiz scored 0-4 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aloísio Pirani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dida Coelho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Ismael Negri made a huge save. In the 36th minute Zebus FC were awarded a corner. Breno de Mendonça went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Zebus FC's Jonas Silveira to fire away a dangerous shot which Ismael Negri despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Aloísio Pirani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laurgain Ruiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute Laurgain Ruiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aloísio Pirani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half MAZER SAF were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Flávio Dante stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Carlos Eduardo Botelho made in the 52nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by MAZER SAF's Claudinho Montenegro. Aloísio Pirani made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Evaristo Castro sent off a good shot on target. 55 minutes into the match, MAZER SAF's Laurgain Ruiz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aloísio Pirani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zebus FC's Aloísio Pirani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Zebus FC from getting a goal against them. MAZER SAF's Murillo Lima was substituted for Kang Wei Lin. Aloísio Pirani was a little too slow when Rafa Alves got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 0-7. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Rafa Alves put it in 0-8 from a short distance just to the right of Aloísio Pirani. The supporters of MAZER SAF booed when Zebus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Eduardo Botelho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rafa Alves scored 0-9 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aloísio Pirani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafa Alves in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aloísio Pirani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Zebus FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Augusto Sein was slow to take the kick. During this time MAZER SAF's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on MAZER SAF's corner Augusto Sein fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aloísio Pirani quite easily take care of the ball. In the 96th play minute Rafa Alves came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Aloísio Pirani. 0-10. The Zebus FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. MAZER SAF were clearly better and deserved to take the win.