U23 League

Parque Antarctica
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Mário de Azevedo 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. After having played for 7 minutes, Mário de Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mário de Azevedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wellington Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mário de Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gonçalo Catarinense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 16 minutes into the match, Fausto Aguiar notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Júlio Schmidt. Júlio Schmidt was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 18 minutes, Júlio Valladares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Joinville Esporte Clube and the S.E. Pindorama Eagles players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Joinville Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Júlio Valladares hit a great ball. Mário de Azevedo hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 29th minute Mário de Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wellington Montenegro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Júlio Schmidt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júlio Valladares in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mário de Azevedo in the 39th minute of play forced Joinville Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Wellington Montenegro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mário de Azevedo in the 39th minute of play forced Joinville Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Wellington Montenegro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, S.E. Pindorama Eagles's goal looked a bit too open when Júlio Valladares came free, but Júlio Schmidt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 44 minutes, Pedrinho Porto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.E. Pindorama Eagles and the Joinville Esporte Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. Pedrinho Porto hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, André Luiz Esteves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Joinville Esporte Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but André Luiz Esteves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Júlio Schmidt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when André Luiz Esteves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Luiz Esteves in the 53rd minute of play forced S.E. Pindorama Eagles's goalkeeper Júlio Schmidt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Júlio Schmidt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Luiz Esteves, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute of the match, Gonçalo Catarinense tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Júlio Schmidt saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Júlio Schmidt made an important save on a dangerous shot by André Luiz Esteves in the 66th minute. The supporters of Joinville Esporte Clube booed when S.E. Pindorama Eagles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aga Cuarto didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Joinville Esporte Clube booed when S.E. Pindorama Eagles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aga Cuarto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wellington Montenegro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mário de Azevedo in the 77th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aga Cuarto during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd match minute, S.E. Pindorama Eagles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aga Cuarto to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute of the match, André Luiz Esteves got a very nice opportunity to score, but Júlio Schmidt was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Júlio Schmidt made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when André Luiz Esteves sent off a good shot on target. During the 90th minute of the match Aga Cuarto completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Aga Cuarto a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 90th minute, Aga Cuarto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 93 minutes into the match, S.E. Pindorama Eagles's goalkeeper Júlio Schmidt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by André Luiz Esteves. In the 95thth minute of the game Mário de Azevedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Joinville Esporte Clube's Wellington Montenegro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The S.E. Pindorama Eagles fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Joinville Esporte Clube were clearly better and deserved to take the win.