U23 League

Olimpicos
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Faas Marsal took the kick off in the first half of the match. Eliézer Terra hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. A collision led to Mexilhão F. C. getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Edmundo Novaes hit a great ball. Oscar Prestes might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luisão Seco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oscar Prestes ran back to his position shaking his head. Mexilhão F. C.'s Luisão Seco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Prestes in the 9th minute of play. Eliézer Terra received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Santo Everton came out and tried to block the shot, but Eliézer Terra slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 11th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, João Francisco Mendes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexilhão F. C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but João Francisco Mendes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santo Everton breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 16 minutes into the match, Mexilhão F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Faas Marsal came free, but Luisão Seco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duda Arce recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luisão Seco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oscar Prestes's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oscar Prestes in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luisão Seco saved Mexilhão F. C. from getting behind. Luisão Seco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Prestes in the 29th minute of the match. The Zuera Never End MZC fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when Zuera Never End MZC's Oscar Prestes looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Luisão Seco came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Zuera Never End MZC's Faas Marsal. But to his dismay, Faas Marsal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 37thth minute of the game Faas Marsal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexilhão F. C.'s Luisão Seco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luisão Seco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Prestes in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Faas Marsal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Luisão Seco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 46 minutes into the game, Faas Marsal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Luisão Seco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Almir Loureiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Zuera Never End MZC got a freekick which was hit by Rui Coutinho. Faas Marsal in the 57thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Luisão Seco, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Luisão Seco made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Faas Marsal sent off a good shot on target. In the 60th minute, Severino Branco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute Oscar Prestes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luisão Seco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 64 played minutes Zuera Never End MZC got a freekick which was hit by Cherif Gomez. Oscar Prestes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luisão Seco came out and tried to block the shot, but Oscar Prestes slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 67th minute. With a little luck, Mexilhão F. C.'s Luisão Seco got control of the ball when Faas Marsal tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Duda Arce managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zuera Never End MZC's supporters rose to their feet, but Duda Arce was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luisão Seco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Faas Marsal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Luisão Seco made a huge save. João Francisco Mendes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santo Everton having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Faas Marsal got free with Luisão Seco in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Faas Marsal put it in 1-6 from a short distance just to the right of Luisão Seco. Válter Figueiredo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Luisão Seco firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexilhão F. C.'s goalkeeper Luisão Seco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 93 minutes, Faas Marsal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zuera Never End MZC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Faas Marsal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Duda Arce hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Zuera Never End MZC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.