U23 League

Ninho da Águia
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Amauri Barbosa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, Tirense F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Amauri Barbosa came free, but Enéas Arruda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 6 played minutes Tirense F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Antônio Dantas. Enéas Arruda stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amauri Barbosa's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. A collision led to Tirense F.C. getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Franklin Severo hit a great ball. Tirense F.C.'s Enéas Arruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amauri Barbosa in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute of the match Acácio Sergipano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Enéas Arruda showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Amauri Barbosa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Enéas Arruda was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. 25 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Amauri Barbosa fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Amauri Barbosa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Enéas Arruda was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 36thth minute of the game Amauri Barbosa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tirense F.C.'s Enéas Arruda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 37 minutes Tirense F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Amauri Barbosa who took care of the corner kick. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Amauri Barbosa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Enéas Arruda in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Tirense F.C.'s Gilberto Garcia got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tirense F.C.'s Enéas Arruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amauri Barbosa in the 47th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gilberto Garcia to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Willian Cunha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tirense F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Alexandre de Lara hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Amauri Barbosa might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Enéas Arruda. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Amauri Barbosa ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Amauri Barbosa took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Enéas Arruda to make any attempt to save it. Antônio Dantas kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 82nd match minute, Tirense F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilberto Garcia to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute Willian Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Albuquerque saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.