U23 League

Arena Rockets
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, 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. Dudu Madureira started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Rockets's zone, Wellington Cunha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geraldo Queiroz came out of the goal and Wellington Cunha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 6 minutes into the game, Fabinho Mattos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rockets's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Błαck Bułłs MZ the free kick. The supporters of Błαck Bułłs MZ booed when Rockets was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabinho Mattos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 8 minutes of play, Błαck Bułłs MZ's Wanderson Figueiredo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geraldo Queiroz was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Dudu Madureira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rockets's supporters rose to their feet, but Dudu Madureira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Augusto Pereira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 21 played minutes Błαck Bułłs MZ got a freekick which was hit by Wellington Cunha. Dudu Madureira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Augusto Pereira made a huge save. In the 26th minute Fabinho Mattos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Pereira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Naldo Garcia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celso Montenegro got in the 30th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Geraldo Queiroz handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Geraldo Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute Wellington Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geraldo Queiroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the game, Naldo Garcia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rockets's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Błαck Bułłs MZ the free kick. In the 38th match minute, Rockets was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Naldo Garcia to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute of the match Wanderson Figueiredo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Geraldo Queiroz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Błαck Bułłs MZ getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Cristóvão Seco hit a great ball. In the 46th minute, Joélson Melo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kauã Mangueira to strike the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Laerte Valle kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Geraldo Queiroz. That made the score 0-2 in the 62 minute of play. Augusto Pereira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dudu Madureira in the 75th minute of play. In the 79th minute Laerte Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geraldo Queiroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st match minute, Błαck Bułłs MZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kauã Mangueira to maneuver through the defense. Fabinho Mattos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Augusto Pereira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Błαck Bułłs MZ's Laerte Valle slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Geraldo Queiroz. That made the score 0-3 after 85 minutes of play. In the 90th minute, Błαck Bułłs MZ's Laerte Valle ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Geraldo Queiroz. Geraldo Queiroz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Geraldo Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laerte Valle in the 95th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Błαck Bułłs MZ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.