U23 League

Arena Denver
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gino Carneiro got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, New England Patriots's goal looked a bit too open when Gino Carneiro came free, but José Carlos Meireles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Carlos Meireles had great luck who in the 10thth minute grab hold of the ball when Waldir Romero from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 13th minute, Claudinho Aparecido made a precise shot to the right of Dida Brasil. DENVER™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Anibal Esquipula kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as DENVER™'s Luiz Guilherme Toscano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of José Carlos Meireles. That made the score 1-1 after 28 minutes of play. 37 minutes into the match, New England Patriots's goal looked a bit too open when Waldir Romero came free, but José Carlos Meireles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 52nd minute, Luiz Guilherme Toscano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. José Carlos Meireles was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. When Abtin Torabi fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored New England Patriots's protests and gave Abtin Torabi a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, New England Patriots's Abtin Torabi got a free kick in the 57th minute. After 61 played minutes DENVER™ got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Lira. If Toninho de Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 65 minutes into the match, New England Patriots's goal looked a bit too open when Waldir Romero came free, but José Carlos Meireles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the New England Patriots defense, Luiz Guilherme Toscano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Carlos Meireles. The New England Patriots fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Carlos Meireles should have stopped the shot. José Carlos Meireles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldir Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 70 minutes into the game, Márcio Guedes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DENVER™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave New England Patriots the free kick. After a rather tough play, DENVER™'s Márcio Guedes got a free kick in the 70th minute. DENVER™'s Dida Brasil proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save DENVER™ from getting a goal against them. The supporters of New England Patriots booed when DENVER™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caio de Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. New England Patriots's Reginaldo Prado couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 77th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for DENVER™. José Carlos Meireles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio Guedes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to New England Patriots getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Claudinho Aparecido hit a great ball. William de Amaral charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed William de Amaral the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 85th minute, William de Amaral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 90 minutes into the match, New England Patriots's goal looked a bit too open when Márcio Guedes came free, but José Carlos Meireles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Noel Santos charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Noel Santos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 94th minute, Noel Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. DENVER™ had won after a very even match.