U23 League

Chapadão
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ronaldo Alcântara made the kick off which started today's match. FC Barrera 2.0's Betão Paulista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dário Martins in the 3rd minute of play. Betão Paulista made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ronaldo Alcântara in the 6th minute. After 12 minutes, Sidnei Bertassi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ferreira Lopes MZC and the FC Barrera 2.0 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 12th minute, Sidnei Bertassi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 13 played minutes, FC Barrera 2.0's Joaquim Matos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tomé Montenegro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Barrera 2.0 reached it. 14 minutes into the match, Ronaldo Alcântara dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Betão Paulista, 1-0. Ferreira Lopes MZC's Luka Beaugendre got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 32nd minute of the match Ferreira Lopes MZC got a corner. FC Barrera 2.0's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dedé Paiva ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Dedé Paiva almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Barrera 2.0's Betão Paulista did a great save. Tomé Montenegro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerson Berger in the 37th minute of play. When Ferreira Lopes MZC's Ronaldo Alcântara in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Barrera 2.0's goalie prevented a goal. 39 minutes into the match, Ferreira Lopes MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Valério Xavier came free, but Tomé Montenegro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomé Montenegro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerson Berger in the 40th minute of play. Tomé Montenegro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valério Xavier in the 43rd minute of the match. A hard shot by Dedé Paiva from long distance, 46 minutes into the match, got Betão Paulista's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Ferreira Lopes MZC made a substitution. Herald Depauw replaced Luka Beaugendre. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valério Xavier to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Ferreira Lopes MZC's Dário Martins nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Betão Paulista made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 57th minute, Cláudio das Neves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valério Xavier's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tomé Montenegro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. After 61 minutes of play, Ferreira Lopes MZC's Ronaldo Alcântara made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Betão Paulista was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ronaldo Alcântara took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Betão Paulista. Betão Paulista dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Ronaldo Alcântara put it in 6-0 from a short distance just to the right of Betão Paulista. After some careless play in the FC Barrera 2.0 defense, Ronaldo Alcântara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Betão Paulista. The FC Barrera 2.0 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Betão Paulista should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Ferreira Lopes MZC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Anísio Lucas hit a great ball. Ronaldo Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Betão Paulista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Sidnei Bertassi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ferreira Lopes MZC had played much better football throughout.