U23 League

Papunhas
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Maurinho Prestes made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, David Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes into the match, Papunhas EC's goal looked a bit too open when Reginaldo Bueno came free, but Lauro Secco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hélder Severo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artur do Nascimento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, São José City - FSCMZ's Hélder Severo got control of the ball when Artur do Nascimento tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hélder Severo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur do Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Hélder Severo made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Maurinho Prestes sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of São José City - FSCMZ booed when Papunhas EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurinho Prestes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lauro Secco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nelsinho Cunha in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulisses Pires in the 29th minute of play forced Papunhas EC's goalkeeper Lauro Secco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Maurinho Prestes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Papunhas EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Maurinho Prestes might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hélder Severo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maurinho Prestes ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Artur do Nascimento took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Hélder Severo to make any attempt to save it. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Reginaldo Bueno to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 64th minute Maurinho Prestes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélder Severo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Papunhas EC booed when São José City - FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reginaldo Bueno didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 67 minutes of play, São José City - FSCMZ's Reginaldo Bueno made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lauro Secco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hélder Severo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur do Nascimento in the 71st minute of play. Hélder Severo came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Papunhas EC's Maurinho Prestes. But to his dismay, Maurinho Prestes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Hélder Severo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurinho Prestes in the 75th minute of the match. In the 81st match minute, Papunhas EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestor Rodrigues to maneuver through the defense. Artur do Nascimento scored 4-2 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hélder Severo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 87 minutes into the match, Reginaldo Bueno dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lauro Secco, 4-3. The supporters of Papunhas EC booed when São José City - FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baltazar Camargo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lauro Secco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulisses Pires, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the São José City - FSCMZ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Papunhas EC.