U23 League

Ninho do Urubu
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nilton da Rocha took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Flamengo CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Sidney Vander came free, but Luisão Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Flamengo CIMZ getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Dráuzio Amaral hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Flamengo CIMZ's zone, Nilton da Rocha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luisão Sabóia came out of the goal and Nilton da Rocha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sidney Vander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Luisão Sabóia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Nilton da Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luisão Sabóia was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Luisão Sabóia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilton da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luisão Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilton da Rocha in the 16th minute of the match. In the 16th match minute, Flamengo CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tarcisio Tasso to maneuver through the defense. Clóvis Félix's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tostão Varela read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Gernando Nunes might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luisão Sabóia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gernando Nunes ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Flamengo CIMZ defense, Nilton da Rocha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luisão Sabóia. The Flamengo CIMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luisão Sabóia should have stopped the shot. In the 32ndth minute of the game Nilton da Rocha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Flamengo CIMZ's Luisão Sabóia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luisão Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilton da Rocha in the 35th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ramón Pirani during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 36 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Flamengo CIMZ! Luisão Sabóia had in the 38thth minute some difficulties stopping Sidnei Quintal's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Sidnei Quintal scored 0-2 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luisão Sabóia, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luisão Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilton da Rocha in the 41st minute of the match. In the 43rd match minute, Flamengo CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tarcisio Tasso to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute, Nilton da Rocha 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nelsinho Prata stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Flamengo CIMZ getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Germano de Sousa hit a great ball. In the 57th minute of the match, Nilton da Rocha tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luisão Sabóia saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Luisão Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidney Vander in the 59th minute of play. Tostão Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelsinho Prata, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. A collision led to Flamengo CIMZ getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Dráuzio Amaral hit a great ball. 69 minutes into the match, Flamengo CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Nilton da Rocha came free, but Luisão Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nilton da Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Luisão Sabóia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Mochila FC's Sidnei Quintal got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Tostão Varela stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Clóvis Félix's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. The supporters of Flamengo CIMZ booed when Mochila FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateus Freitas didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Petru Măguran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 87th minute of the match Ramón Pirani completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ramón Pirani a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Ramón Pirani hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Luisão Sabóia made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Gernando Nunes sent off a good shot on target. Mochila FC played a much better game than Flamengo CIMZ and deserved their victory. The Flamengo CIMZ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.