U23 League

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when John Mendes made the kick off which started today's match. After some careless play in the MAGNIFICOS.FC defense, Yuri Cordeiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nilton Berger. The MAGNIFICOS.FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nilton Berger should have stopped the shot. 0-2 became the score in the 7th minute when Yuri Cordeiro elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Aloísio Arruda made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when John Mendes sent off a good shot on target. MAGNIFICOS.FC's John Mendes got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aloísio Arruda made an important save on a dangerous shot by John Mendes in the 26th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, John Mendes managed to get in a good position for a shot. MAGNIFICOS.FC's supporters rose to their feet, but John Mendes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aloísio Arruda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, John Mendes managed to get in a good position for a shot. MAGNIFICOS.FC's supporters rose to their feet, but John Mendes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aloísio Arruda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Maxaranguape - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Samuel do Valle hit a great ball. Bernardinho Marquez kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 42 minutes into the game, Yuri Cordeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Nilton Berger was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when John Mendes got free with Aloísio Arruda in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's José Lucas got a free kick in the 48th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

60 minutes into the match, Agostinho Moreno had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nilton Berger. MAGNIFICOS.FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Agostinho Moreno was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's Gualter Mattos got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpected shot in the 66th minute by Agostinho Moreno got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Yuri Cordeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute, Mathias Mattos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dorival Moura charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dorival Moura the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 70th match minute, MAGNIFICOS.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorival Moura to maneuver through the defense. After 72 minutes, Kauã Cordeiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MAGNIFICOS.FC and the Maxaranguape - FSCMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to MAGNIFICOS.FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Kauã Cordeiro hit a great ball. 76 minutes into the game, Samuel do Valle was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MAGNIFICOS.FC the free kick. Agostinho Moreno was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 78th minute. Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's Yuri Cordeiro in the 78th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Nilton Berger was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for MAGNIFICOS.FC through an amazing save. In the 81st match minute, MAGNIFICOS.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waldemar Cunha to maneuver through the defense. After 84th play minutes Yuri Cordeiro shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Nilton Berger and just under the crossbar into goal. Agostinho Moreno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Nilton Berger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nilton Berger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.