U23 League

Presidente Zezão
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Christiano Ferraz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdemar de Amaral in the 3rd minute of play forced Romando Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Clemente Hermes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valdemar de Amaral in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Clemente Hermes saved Romando Futebol Clube from getting behind. Valdemar de Amaral blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Clemente Hermes having to make a save. In the 5th minute, Guga Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Romando Futebol Clube defense, Valdemar de Amaral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Clemente Hermes. The Romando Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Clemente Hermes should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdemar de Amaral in the 17th minute of play forced Romando Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Clemente Hermes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clemente Hermes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinho Toscano in the 18th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valdemar de Amaral in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Clemente Hermes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 21 minutes into the match, Grêmio 20 Julho's Valdemar de Amaral sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Clemente Hermes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Grêmio 20 Julho's João Adolfo de Andrade quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Dráusio Varela, made in the 22nd minute of the game. Clemente Hermes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdemar de Amaral in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramiro Brito in the 26th minute of play forced Grêmio 20 Julho's goalkeeper Jonathan Zanette to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clemente Hermes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdemar de Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Valdemar de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Romando Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Sem Chance hit a great ball. Clemente Hermes came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Grêmio 20 Julho's Téo Pires. But to his dismay, Téo Pires quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Clemente Hermes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Téo Pires in the 42nd minute of the match. When Claudinho Toscano fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grêmio 20 Julho's protests and gave Claudinho Toscano a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Grêmio 20 Julho getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Claudinho Toscano hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramiro Brito in the 48th minute of play forced Grêmio 20 Julho's goalkeeper Jonathan Zanette to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valdemar de Amaral made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emerson de Azevedo during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Emerson de Azevedo hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Grêmio 20 Julho's João Adolfo de Andrade managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dráusio Varela in the 56 minute of the game. Clemente Hermes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valdemar de Amaral in the 57th minute. Jonathan Zanette showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elder Tróia in the 60th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Romando Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Téo Pires came free, but Clemente Hermes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 66 played minutes Romando Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Zonta. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amauri de Barros in the 73rd minute of play forced Grêmio 20 Julho's goalkeeper Jonathan Zanette to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romando Futebol Clube's Francisco Zonta was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jonathan Zanette in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Claudinho Toscano kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Jonathan Zanette showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amauri de Barros in the 81st minute of the match. After 83 minutes Grêmio 20 Julho's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Francisco Zonta who took care of the corner kick. Jonathan Zanette made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amauri de Barros in the 84th minute of play. Romando Futebol Clube's Clemente Hermes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Romando Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. Valdemar de Amaral could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Clemente Hermes made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christiano Ferraz in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Zanette saved Grêmio 20 Julho from getting behind. With a little luck, Romando Futebol Clube's Clemente Hermes got control of the ball when Valdemar de Amaral tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Grêmio 20 Julho had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.