U23 League

Arena Cedro
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) After 6 minutes, Ulisses Pires mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the São José City - FSCMZ and the Reko-Recko 03™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to São José City - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Ulisses Pires hit a great ball. Hélder Severo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Federico Valverde's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute, Ulisses Pires hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Robinho Falcão came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Reko-Recko 03™ 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 Robinho Falcão couldn't finish the play. Robinho Falcão took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hélder Severo. Hélder Severo 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. 23 minutes into the match, Federico Valverde had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hélder Severo. São José City - FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Federico Valverde was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Selman Ruzi in the 28th minute of play forced São José City - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Hélder Severo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo Donatello had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ulisses Pires. Selman Ruzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hélder Severo having to interfere. 42 minutes into the game, Reko-Recko 03™'s Robinho Falcão nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hélder Severo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Reginaldo Bueno made a kick off. Robinho Falcão in the 52ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hélder Severo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, Reko-Recko 03™'s Rodrigo Firmino got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Reginaldo Bueno in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Eduardo Donatello prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of São José City - FSCMZ booed when Reko-Recko 03™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodrigo Firmino didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, São José City - FSCMZ's Moisés Montenegro got a free kick in the 67th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Federico Valverde dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hélder Severo, 0-6. Hélder Severo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robinho Falcão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Robinho Falcão ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hélder Severo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. In the 78th match minute, São José City - FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dito Xavier to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in São José City - FSCMZ's zone, Selman Ruzi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hélder Severo came out of the goal and Selman Ruzi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. São José City - FSCMZ's Hélder Severo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save São José City - FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. After 93 played minutes São José City - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Tostão Mota. Hélder Severo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 94th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Gal Van. Reko-Recko 03™ played a much better game than São José City - FSCMZ and deserved their victory. The São José City - FSCMZ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.