U23 League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Estrela Solitária's Ruud Gullit started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Arlindo Vargas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anselmi Saksinen having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergio Martins in the 19th minute of play forced Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper Anselmi Saksinen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anselmi Saksinen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Carlos Linares in the 21st minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Estrela Solitária's goal looked a bit too open when Arlindo Vargas came free, but Anselmi Saksinen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joélson Carvalho kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Landulfos FC's goalkeeper Silas Britto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 28th minute José Carlos Linares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmi Saksinen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Landulfos FC's Silas Britto got control of the ball when Túlio Maravilha tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anselmi Saksinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Carlos Linares, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Anselmi Saksinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albertinho Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After 37 played minutes Landulfos FC got a freekick which was hit by Raúl Garcia. When Ruud Gullit came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Estrela Solitária 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 Ruud Gullit couldn't finish the play. Anselmi Saksinen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sergio Martins's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. After 41 played minutes Estrela Solitária got a freekick which was hit by Walmyr Mendes. After a rather tough play, Estrela Solitária's Adalberto Campidelis got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 44th minute, Arlindo Vargas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Landulfos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arlindo Vargas was the one to do the kick off. Sergio Martins could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Anselmi Saksinen made a huge save. 53 minutes into the match, Túlio Maravilha notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Landulfos FC's Silas Britto. Silas Britto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 57thth minute of the game Arlindo Vargas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Estrela Solitária's Anselmi Saksinen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Anselmi Saksinen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Carlos Linares's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Estrela Solitária's Anselmi Saksinen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Estrela Solitária from getting a goal against them. 61 minutes into the match, Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper Anselmi Saksinen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sergio Martins. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergio Martins in the 64th minute of play forced Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper Anselmi Saksinen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silas Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Túlio Maravilha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, Landulfos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Túlio Maravilha came free, but Silas Britto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anselmi Saksinen was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Luiz Leme showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 81 minute of play. Silas Britto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Túlio Maravilha's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Sergio Martins took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anselmi Saksinen. Anselmi Saksinen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Silas Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Túlio Maravilha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sergio Martins got free with Anselmi Saksinen in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.