U23 League

San Morumbi
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. José Maria Teixeira started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Vito de Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Dragon FC - DMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Vito de Carvalho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Percival Tavares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Hugo Terra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Charles Santos got free with Leonardo Trancoso in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Charles Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Red Dragon FC - DMZ's Leonardo Trancoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celsinho Bittencourt in the 15th minute of play. Inter de São Paulo's Percival Tavares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Terra in the 20th minute of play. Leonardo Trancoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celsinho Bittencourt, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute, Charles Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Charles Santos succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 40th playminute. Leonardo Trancoso made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Charles Santos sent off a good shot on target. In the 47th minute, José Maria Teixeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Charles Santos to make the kick off. César Alagoano hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute Charles Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Trancoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonardo Trancoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charles Santos in the 63rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Charles Santos in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonardo Trancoso saved Red Dragon FC - DMZ from getting behind. Leonardo Trancoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celsinho Bittencourt in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute Celsinho Bittencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Trancoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hernani Vargas charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hernani Vargas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After having played for 78 minutes, Charles Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Inter de São Paulo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Charles Santos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leonardo Trancoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charles Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 94 minutes into the match, Celsinho Bittencourt notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Red Dragon FC - DMZ's Leonardo Trancoso. Leonardo Trancoso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Inter de São Paulo had played much better football throughout.