U23 League

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Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abelardo Sena started the match with the kick off. Luís Fábio de Alcântara's late challenge caught a Comanche EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luís Fábio de Alcântara helped the player get up and apologised. Sílvio Luís Passos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Orlando Correia went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 12thth minute of the game Harry Kane who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Comanche EC's João Pedro Soeiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. João Pedro Soeiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Harry Kane's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Kane in the 14th minute of play forced Comanche EC's goalkeeper João Pedro Soeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ were awarded a corner. Doni Vides went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Doni Vides got away a dangerous shot. Despite this João Pedro Soeiro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Harry Kanes short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got João Pedro Soeiro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Luís Fábio de Alcântara shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 22nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by João Pedro Soeiro but with some difficulty. With a little luck, Comanche EC's João Pedro Soeiro got control of the ball when Harry Kane tried to sneak it across the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's goal looked a bit too open when Maicon Lopez came free, but Sílvio Luís Passos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dino Pontes's late challenge caught a Comanche EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dino Pontes helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Comanche EC booed when ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dino Pontes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Percy Capixaba's late challenge caught a Comanche EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Percy Capixaba helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Percy Capixaba hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Orlando Correia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Comanche EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Orlando Correia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sílvio Luís Passos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 45 in the game by Harry Kane from a close distance when the talented João Pedro Soeiro managed to make a qualified save. Comanche EC's players were relieved. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Sílvio Luís Passos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maicon Lopez in the 47th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's zone, Abelardo Sena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sílvio Luís Passos came out of the goal and Abelardo Sena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Harry Kane made a kick off. Jefferson Lara charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jefferson Lara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 56 played minutes ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ got a freekick which was hit by Jefferson Lara. Percy Capixaba was shown his second yellow card after 64 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Comanche EC booed when ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Percy Capixaba didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Gilmar de Brito got a free kick in the 66th minute. João Pedro Soeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harry Kane in the 68th minute of the match. A collision led to ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Harry Kane hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's zone, Orlando Correia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sílvio Luís Passos came out of the goal and Orlando Correia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Jefferson Lara hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the match, Harry Kane had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of João Pedro Soeiro. Comanche EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Harry Kane was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. João Pedro Soeiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Harry Kane's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. Comanche EC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.