U23 League

Ligga Arena
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gugu Leme made the kick off which started today's match. Gugu Leme's late challenge caught a Zebus FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gugu Leme helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Gugu Leme got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Iuri Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dida Coelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute of the match, Gugu Leme tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aloísio Pirani saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tróia in the 12th minute of play forced Zebus FC's goalkeeper Aloísio Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aloísio Pirani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tróia in the 22nd minute of play. The corner ended in José Paulo Almeida almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Zebus FC's Aloísio Pirani did a great save. 26 minutes into the match, Dave Lombardo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ATHLETICO PRaiano's Iuri Arruda. Iuri Arruda was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 28th minute, Kurt Rosen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 29 played minutes, Zebus FC's Clemente Netto shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Iuri Arruda 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 Zebus FC reached it. In the 33rd match minute, Zebus FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Eduardo Botelho to maneuver through the defense. Aloísio Pirani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tróia in the 34th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Flávio Dante to strike the kick off in the second half. Flávio Dante took the ball and in the 56 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 0-2. Iuri Arruda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flávio Dante, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Jano França seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jano França the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ATHLETICO PRaiano protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jano França had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Jano França got a free kick in the 64th minute. After a defensive mix-up in ATHLETICO PRaiano's zone, Clemente Netto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iuri Arruda came out of the goal and Clemente Netto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Zebus FC booed when ATHLETICO PRaiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kurt Rosen didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kurt Rosen during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kurt Rosen kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Zebus FC's Luan Amorim got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Flávio Dante kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. A collision led to Zebus FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Baltazar Barral hit a great ball. Zebus FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.