U23 League

Arena Taquaras
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Murillo Toledo started the match with the kick off. Michel Shevchenko charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michel Shevchenko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 4 minutes into the match, ADM Taquaras's goal looked a bit too open when Elano Senna came free, but Décio Marinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of FALCÕES VERDES booed when ADM Taquaras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michel Shevchenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaltino Castro in the 15th minute of play forced ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Décio Marinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Michel Ibrahimovic 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. Dalmo Sergipano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Shevchenko in the 29th minute of the match. Dalmo Sergipano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Shevchenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Dalmo Sergipano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Shevchenko in the 40th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Michel Ibrahimovic made a kick off. Dalmo Sergipano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Shevchenko in the 52nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Shevchenko in the 52nd minute of play forced FALCÕES VERDES's goalkeeper Dalmo Sergipano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zézinho Vides hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Michel Ibrahimovic's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dalmo Sergipano was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Dalmo Sergipano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Shevchenko in the 61st minute of the match. ADM Taquaras's Michel Shevchenko got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 69 minutes into the game, Michel Shevchenko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Dalmo Sergipano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dalmo Sergipano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michel Ibrahimovic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dalmo Sergipano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Ibrahimovic in the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Braga in the 76th minute of play forced ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Décio Marinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcel Viana's late challenge caught a FALCÕES VERDES's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcel Viana helped the player get up and apologised. In the 78th minute Isaltino Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Décio Marinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Michel Shevchenko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Elano Senna kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. The supporters of FALCÕES VERDES booed when ADM Taquaras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michel Rüdiger didn't get a good kick on the ball. FALCÕES VERDES's Dalmo Sergipano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Ibrahimovic in the 90th minute of play. A collision led to ADM Taquaras getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Michel Ibrahimovic hit a great ball. FALCÕES VERDES's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.