U23 League

Arena Juridica
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Afonsinho Goiano started the match with the kick off. Percy Palmeira came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by SinháCity FC's Nestor Silva. But to his dismay, Nestor Silva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Percy Palmeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nando Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonsinho Goiano in the 8th minute of play forced JURIDIQUES F.C's goalkeeper Percy Palmeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Aníbal Tinoco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Percy Palmeira was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 12th minute, Edgard Abraão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Nando Baptista managed to get in a good position for a shot. SinháCity FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nando Baptista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Percy Palmeira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Percy Palmeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonsinho Goiano in the 16th minute of play. A collision led to JURIDIQUES F.C getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Emílio Alves hit a great ball. In the 19th match minute, SinháCity FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestor Silva to maneuver through the defense. Hilario Fenomeno scored 1-2 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nico Queirós, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. JURIDIQUES F.C's Percy Palmeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonsinho Goiano in the 23rd minute of play. Percy Palmeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Percy Palmeira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Afonsinho Goiano went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. In the 30th minute, Aníbal Tinoco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 32 minutes into the match, Afonsinho Goiano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Percy Palmeira. JURIDIQUES F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Afonsinho Goiano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. After some careless play in the JURIDIQUES F.C defense, Nestor Silva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Percy Palmeira. The JURIDIQUES F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Percy Palmeira should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nando Baptista in the 41st minute of play forced JURIDIQUES F.C's goalkeeper Percy Palmeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Afonsinho Goiano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Percy Palmeira was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-7. Percy Palmeira came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by SinháCity FC's Nestor Silva. But to his dismay, Nestor Silva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-8. After the first half SinháCity FC were leading 1-8. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristiano Romário to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, JURIDIQUES F.C's goalkeeper Percy Palmeira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Afonsinho Goiano. Nestor Silva blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Percy Palmeira having to make a save. In the 55th minute, Nestor Silva made a precise shot to the right of Percy Palmeira. JURIDIQUES F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-9. Percy Palmeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nando Baptista in the 59th minute of play. Percy Palmeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonsinho Goiano in the 64th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Afonsinho Goiano took a quick shot and it went in 1-11 without a chance for Percy Palmeira to make any attempt to save it. In the 71st match minute, JURIDIQUES F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hilario Fenomeno to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the game, Afonsinho Goiano recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Percy Palmeira. Afonsinho Goiano showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-12. 75 minutes into the match, Nestor Silva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Percy Palmeira. JURIDIQUES F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nestor Silva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-13. Afonsinho Goiano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Percy Palmeira came out and tried to block the shot, but Afonsinho Goiano slotted it home off the left post making it 1-14 in the 82nd minute. In the 87th minute, Nestor Silva reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Percy Palmeira. The goal made the score 1-15. SinháCity FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.