U23 League

Xavascão
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edu Valadares kicked off to start the match. Fábio Dracena hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Edu Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 100 Chance's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edu Valadares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Roberto Gerber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to 100 Chance getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Nelsinho do Nascimento hit a great ball. In the 15th minute, Felipe Lopes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute of the match Luisão Capixaba sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hílton Mangueira skillfully saved the ball. Hílton Mangueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Gerber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geovanni Pinho during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The attack was good, but when Nelsinho do Nascimento in the 21st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. When Roberto Gerber came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the 100 Chance fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Roberto Gerber couldn't finish the play. After having played for 26 minutes, Edu Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 100 Chance's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edu Valadares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hílton Mangueira came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by 100 Chance's Naldo Marquez. But to his dismay, Naldo Marquez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Hílton Mangueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Gerber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Sebastião Almeida came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the 100 Chance fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sebastião Almeida couldn't finish the play. Macaco F.C.'s Hílton Mangueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Naldo Marquez in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute Naldo Marquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hílton Mangueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hílton Mangueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Naldo Marquez in the 43rd minute of the match. Naldo Marquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zé Pedro Prestes to strike the kick off in the second half. Macaco F.C.'s Hílton Mangueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edu Valadares in the 56th minute of play. Naldo Marquez's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Hílton Mangueira firmly grabbed it by the left post. Hílton Mangueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edu Valadares in the 63rd minute of play. After 67 played minutes Macaco F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Eusébio de Toledo. 69 minutes into the match, Macaco F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Edu Valadares came free, but Hílton Mangueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute, Luís Fábio Machado 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. In the 73rd minute, Roberto Gerber reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hílton Mangueira. The goal made the score 0-3. After a rather tough play, 100 Chance's Arlindo Siqueira got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 82nd minute Thomás Pimenta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Cerezo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Naldo Marquez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hílton Mangueira. That made the score 0-4 in the 84 minute of play. With a little luck, Macaco F.C.'s Hílton Mangueira got control of the ball when Naldo Marquez tried to sneak it across the goal line. 100 Chance played a much better game than Macaco F.C. and deserved their victory. The Macaco F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.