U23 League

Marcos Mazer
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Evaristo Castro started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Laurgain Ruiz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Iuri Arruda. The goal made the score 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laurgain Ruiz in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iuri Arruda saved ATHLETICO PRaiano from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Laurgain Ruiz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iuri Arruda was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. When Laurgain Ruiz came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the MAZER SAF 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 Laurgain Ruiz couldn't finish the play. Laurgain Ruiz took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iuri Arruda. Iuri Arruda dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. In the 45th minute, Laurgain Ruiz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Iuri Arruda. The goal made the score 6-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gugu Leme was the one to do the kick off. Iuri Arruda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laurgain Ruiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Laurgain Ruiz managed to get in a good position for a shot. MAZER SAF's supporters rose to their feet, but Laurgain Ruiz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iuri Arruda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. MAZER SAF made a substitution. Murillo Lima replaced Kang Wei Lin. MAZER SAF made a substitution. Rafa Alves replaced Laurgain Ruiz. MAZER SAF's attentive Jorginho Mello managed to snatch the ball when César Severo made a throw-in in the 65th minute of the game. Jorginho Mello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Iuri Arruda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. MAZER SAF's Ismael Negri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gugu Leme in the 73rd minute of play. After some careless play in the ATHLETICO PRaiano defense, Jorginho Mello kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iuri Arruda. The ATHLETICO PRaiano fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iuri Arruda should have stopped the shot. 79 minutes into the match, ATHLETICO PRaiano's goal looked a bit too open when Rafa Alves came free, but Iuri Arruda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Rafa Alves 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: 8-0. The audience was convinced that Rafa Alves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iuri Arruda was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. In the 92nd minute, Rafa Alves 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: 10-0. A collision led to MAZER SAF getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Rafa Alves hit a great ball. MAZER SAF walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.