U23 League

Arena Taquaras
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dorival Fontes took the kick off in the first half of the match. ADM Taquaras's Rubinho Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonçalo Mazza in the 4th minute of play. After 12 minutes of play, Inter de Melão's Maurinho Vergílio made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rubinho Abreu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Doni dos Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Ediberto Varela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rubinho Abreu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ciro Amorim's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. The supporters of Inter de Melão booed when ADM Taquaras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doni dos Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 22 minutes into the match, ADM Taquaras's goal looked a bit too open when Maurinho Vergílio came free, but Rubinho Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Allan de Almeida made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Dorival Fontes sent off a good shot on target. 28 minutes into the match, ADM Taquaras's Dorival Fontes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Allan de Almeida narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Inter de Melão's Allan de Almeida got control of the ball when Reinaldo Ferraz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 52nd minute, Zé Madureira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 55 minutes, Zé Madureira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ADM Taquaras and the Inter de Melão players grew even worse after the yellow card. 1-1 became the score in the 64th minute when Dorival Fontes elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. With a little luck, ADM Taquaras's Rubinho Abreu got control of the ball when Gonçalo Mazza tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 88th minute, Ciro Amorim fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 91st minute Dorival Fontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Allan de Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd match minute, ADM Taquaras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Madureira to maneuver through the defense.