U23 League

Arena Fonte Nova
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nilton da Rocha made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Carrossel Caipira's goal looked a bit too open when Nilton da Rocha came free, but Edinho da Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paulão Veiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Tostão Varela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Wesley Mangueira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tostão Varela was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. 19 minutes into the match, Patrick Sena had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tostão Varela. Mochila FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patrick Sena was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Tostão Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulão Veiga in the 25th minute of the match. Edinho da Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidney Vander in the 26th minute of play. Cesinha Nogueira hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Edinho da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidney Vander in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Sidney Vander made a precise shot to the right of Edinho da Rocha. Carrossel Caipira's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 37th minute, Wesley Mangueira 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. Paulão Veiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Tostão Varela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidney Vander in the 46th minute of play forced Carrossel Caipira's goalkeeper Edinho da Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when Wesley Mangueira made the kick off in the second half. Patrick Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tostão Varela having to interfere. Edinho da Rocha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sidney Vander went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 65th minute, Cesinha Nogueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wesley Mangueira in the 67thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tostão Varela, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Wesley Mangueira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Tostão Varela made a huge save. 69 minutes into the game, Sidney Vander was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mochila FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Carrossel Caipira the free kick. After a rather tough play, Mochila FC's Sidney Vander got a free kick in the 70th minute. Carrossel Caipira's Edinho da Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilton da Rocha in the 76th minute of play. After 80 played minutes Carrossel Caipira got a freekick which was hit by Luizão Schmidt. After 87 minutes, Horácio Barral mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Carrossel Caipira and the Mochila FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Horácio Barral hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Carrossel Caipira defense, Nilton da Rocha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edinho da Rocha. The Carrossel Caipira fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edinho da Rocha should have stopped the shot. Sidney Vander hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The supporters of Carrossel Caipira booed when Mochila FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sidnei Quintal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played with Mochila FC's defense Wesley Mangueira in the 95th minute fired away a shot at goal just outside the top left corner. A bit more spin and it would have been a certain goal. Mochila FC's Tostão Varela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Mochila FC from getting a goal against them. Sidney Vander hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Mochila FC had won after a very even match.