U23 League

RØSAPARK
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Douglas Costa kicked off to start the match. After 2 played minutes Grêmio Bulls got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Quirino. Leandro Fonseca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Marcel Jacinto made a huge save. In the 5th minute of the match RØSANEGRA got a corner. Grêmio Bulls's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rony Gerber ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on RØSANEGRA's corner Rony Gerber fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marcel Jacinto quite easily take care of the ball. Marcel Jacinto came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by RØSANEGRA's Douglas Costa. But to his dismay, Douglas Costa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Marcel Jacinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prudencio Thomas in the 10th minute of play. In the 15th minute Douglas Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Jacinto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcel Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prudencio Thomas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcel Jacinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prudencio Thomas in the 18th minute of play. Feliberto Oihenarte came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Grêmio Bulls's Washington Bezerra. But to his dismay, Washington Bezerra quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Feliberto Oihenarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Washington Bezerra in the 25th minute of the match. If Leandro Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leandro Fonseca got free with Marcel Jacinto in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Feliberto Oihenarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Washington Bezerra in the 31st minute of play. Feliberto Oihenarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edson de Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Prudencio Thomas notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Grêmio Bulls's Marcel Jacinto. Marcel Jacinto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Feliberto Oihenarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrézinho Gomes in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th minute, RØSANEGRA's Prudencio Thomas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andrézinho Gomes made a kick off. Feliberto Oihenarte made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Andrézinho Gomes sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Washington Bezerra got free with Feliberto Oihenarte in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcel Jacinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prudencio Thomas in the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prudencio Thomas in the 58th minute of play forced Grêmio Bulls's goalkeeper Marcel Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcel Jacinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prudencio Thomas in the 63rd minute of play. Marcel Jacinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prudencio Thomas in the 64th minute of the match. The supporters of RØSANEGRA booed when Grêmio Bulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edson de Senna didn't get a good kick on the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Grêmio Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Douglas Costa came free, but Marcel Jacinto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute, Douglas Costa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RØSANEGRA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. RØSANEGRA's Afonso Proença was substituted for Leandro Fonseca. Cristiano Romário fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcel Jacinto having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Proença in the 82nd minute of play forced Grêmio Bulls's goalkeeper Marcel Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcel Jacinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prudencio Thomas in the 88th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, RØSANEGRA's Nicol Montoro seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Nicol Montoro the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of RØSANEGRA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Nicol Montoro had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. RØSANEGRA:s Feliberto Oihenarte showed great skill when he stopped Washington Bezerra:s penalty. Prudencio Thomas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Marcel Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The RØSANEGRA fans cheered their team off the field, for while Grêmio Bulls had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.