U23 League

MEC
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alexsandro Britto got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Alexsandro Britto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Luan Nogueira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorian Prado in the 7th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the MarquinhosEC defense, Alexsandro Britto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luan Nogueira. The MarquinhosEC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luan Nogueira should have stopped the shot. In the 14th minute Reynaldo Souto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Squadra Demarchi's Oscar Saldanha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Squadra Demarchi from getting a goal against them. In the 19th minute of the match, Luiz Fabiano da Cunha tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Oscar Saldanha saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 20th minute, Alexsandro Britto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luan Nogueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kléber Queirós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luan Nogueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexsandro Britto, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 29 minutes into the match, MarquinhosEC's goal looked a bit too open when Alexsandro Britto came free, but Luan Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute Reynaldo Souto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Squadra Demarchi's Richard Moura got a free kick in the 35th minute. Kléber Queirós received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Luan Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Ernesto Pereira made a precise shot to the right of Luan Nogueira. MarquinhosEC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The audience was convinced that Kléber Queirós's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luan Nogueira was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. After the first half Squadra Demarchi were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dorian Prado made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, MarquinhosEC's goal looked a bit too open when Alexsandro Britto came free, but Luan Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dorian Prado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of MarquinhosEC booed when Squadra Demarchi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Moura didn't get a good kick on the ball. Squadra Demarchi's Oscar Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Fabiano da Cunha in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fabiano da Cunha in the 68th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rubinho Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Luan Nogueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexsandro Britto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Squadra Demarchi getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Alexsandro Britto hit a great ball. Oscar Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Fabiano da Cunha in the 76th minute of the match. Oscar Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorian Prado in the 78th minute of the match. Oscar Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorian Prado, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 82 minutes into the match, Dorian Prado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oscar Saldanha. Squadra Demarchi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dorian Prado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Kléber Queirós's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Luan Nogueira skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 91st minute Luiz Fabiano da Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kléber Queirós received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Luan Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henrique Domingues's late challenge caught a Squadra Demarchi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Henrique Domingues helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th minute, one of MarquinhosEC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for MarquinhosEC.