U23 League

Estádio Rei Pelé
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Willian Loyola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elano de Sousa in the 11th minute of the match. If Wanderson Mello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 26 played minutes Morro Grande E.C got a freekick which was hit by Wanderson Mello. After 28 minutes of play, Fala Sério FC's Elano de Sousa made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Willian Loyola was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Fala Sério FC's zone, Cristian Duarte stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Pedro do Nascimento came out of the goal and Cristian Duarte tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 42 played minutes Fala Sério FC got a freekick which was hit by Elano de Sousa. If Raúl Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Willian Loyola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elano de Sousa in the 45th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Elano de Sousa made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Morro Grande E.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reynaldo Tepedino to maneuver through the defense. When Clóvis Motta fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Morro Grande E.C's protests and gave Clóvis Motta a yellow card for diving instead. Willian Loyola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elano de Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th match minute, Morro Grande E.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wanderson Mello to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elano de Sousa in the 65th minute of play forced Morro Grande E.C's goalkeeper Willian Loyola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Willian Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elano de Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 70 minutes into the game, Wanderson Mello was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Morro Grande E.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fala Sério FC the free kick. After 70 played minutes Morro Grande E.C got a freekick which was hit by Wanderson Mello. Willian Loyola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elano de Sousa in the 75th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Léo Pelé managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fala Sério FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Léo Pelé was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Willian Loyola breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Léo Pelé got free with Willian Loyola in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. José Pedro Paraense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd minute Elano de Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Willian Loyola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Morro Grande E.C getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Clóvis Motta hit a great ball. After 86 minutes, Luisinho Silva mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Morro Grande E.C and the Fala Sério FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Elano de Sousa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Willian Loyola came out and tried to block the shot, but Elano de Sousa slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 87th minute. When the match was over Fala Sério FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Morro Grande E.C throughout the match.