U23 League

ARENA MINEIRA
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Perivaldo Nóbrega kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. With a little luck, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Osvaldo dos Santos got control of the ball when Nildo Pereira tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bata Palma got free with Osvaldo dos Santos in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Osvaldo dos Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duarte Mineiro in the 19th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Hélio Furtado dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Osvaldo dos Santos, 1-0. 24 minutes into the match, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's goalkeeper Osvaldo dos Santos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nildo Pereira. Emílio Jacinto hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in COURO COME FC's zone, Christiano Albuquerque stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Maria Pontes came out of the goal and Christiano Albuquerque tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emílio Jacinto's late challenge caught a THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emílio Jacinto helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Maciel in the 37th minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper José Maria Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Maria Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Maciel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Osvaldo dos Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bata Palma in the 39th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nildo Pereira got free with Osvaldo dos Santos in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 45 minutes of play, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Arí Guimarães made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José Maria Pontes was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Flavio Maciel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. José Maria Pontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Maciel in the 48th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

José Maria Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Maciel in the 60th minute of the match. Osvaldo dos Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bata Palma, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 71 minutes into the match, Nildo Pereira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Osvaldo dos Santos. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nildo Pereira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. COURO COME FC's Murilo Mineiro was substituted for Emílio Jacinto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bata Palma in the 83rd minute of play forced THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's goalkeeper Osvaldo dos Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 83 played minutes THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ got a freekick which was hit by Perivaldo Nóbrega. Osvaldo dos Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nildo Pereira in the 88th minute of play. After 90 played minutes THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ got a freekick which was hit by Adalberto Pirani. Bata Palma kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. In the 94th minute Arí Guimarães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria Pontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. COURO COME FC were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ to leave the ground with a draw.