U23 League

ifood Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The audience thought a goal was coming when Márcio Valle got free with Tomé Montenegro in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alfredo Couto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dário Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Alfredo Couto came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Ferreira Lopes MZC's Cláudio das Neves. But to his dismay, Cláudio das Neves quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Alfredo Couto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dário Martins in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Dário Martins left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ferreira Lopes MZC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Alfredo Couto came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Ferreira Lopes MZC's Ronaldo Alcântara. But to his dismay, Ronaldo Alcântara quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 21st minute, Ronaldo Alcântara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfredo Couto was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Alfredo Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Alcântara in the 28th minute of the match. Alfredo Couto came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Ferreira Lopes MZC's Ronaldo Alcântara. But to his dismay, Ronaldo Alcântara quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. 32 minutes into the game, Dário Martins cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Alfredo Couto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alfredo Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Rapinantes F.C. defense, Ronaldo Alcântara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfredo Couto. The Rapinantes F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfredo Couto should have stopped the shot. The Rapinantes F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ferreira Lopes MZC were winning 0-9.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dário Martins to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Alcântara in the 56th minute of play forced Rapinantes F.C.'s goalkeeper Alfredo Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58thth minute of the game Ronaldo Alcântara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rapinantes F.C.'s Alfredo Couto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Ronaldo Alcântara kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alfredo Couto. That made the score 0-10 in the 61 minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Sidnei Bertassi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alfredo Couto, 0-11. When Ronaldo Alcântara came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Ferreira Lopes MZC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ronaldo Alcântara couldn't finish the play. Alfredo Couto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dário Martins went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-12 was the resulting score. In the 71st minute, Ferreira Lopes MZC's Ronaldo Alcântara dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-13. After 74 played minutes Rapinantes F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Márcio Valle. 76 minutes into the match, Rapinantes F.C.'s goalkeeper Alfredo Couto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dedé Paiva. 77 minutes into the game, Ronaldo Alcântara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-14. Alfredo Couto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Sidnei Bertassi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ferreira Lopes MZC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sidnei Bertassi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredo Couto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ferreira Lopes MZC's Dário Martins got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alfredo Couto was a little too slow when Ronaldo Alcântara got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 0-15. A sloppy throw-in by Edgar Rosa in the 92nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Ferreira Lopes MZC's Herald Depauw. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldo Alcântara in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alfredo Couto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 97 minutes of play, Ferreira Lopes MZC's Ronaldo Alcântara made it 0-17 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredo Couto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ferreira Lopes MZC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.