U23 League

Arena da Fonte
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cesinha da Silveira took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Vito Soeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hamílton Matos kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Vito Paulista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesinha da Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hélio Arósio kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Osvaldo Soares's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Eusébio Albuquerque firmly grabbed it by the left post. Osvaldo Soares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eusébio Albuquerque having to make a save. When Cesinha da Silveira fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santo Amaro AC's protests and gave Cesinha da Silveira a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th match minute, Santo Amaro AC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cesinha da Silveira to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Locomotiva grena's Fabiano Albuquerque got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 33rd minute Cesinha da Silveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vito Paulista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osvaldo Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eusébio Albuquerque stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Evaristo Gerber's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. After 45 played minutes Santo Amaro AC got a freekick which was hit by Júnior Capixaba. Júnior Capixaba kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Evaristo Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot. Locomotiva grena's supporters rose to their feet, but Evaristo Gerber was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eusébio Albuquerque breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Evaristo Gerber made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Osvaldo Soares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eusébio Albuquerque was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Eusébio Albuquerque showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabiano Albuquerque, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Santo Amaro AC's goal looked a bit too open when Evaristo Gerber came free, but Eusébio Albuquerque reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 63 minutes of play, Locomotiva grena's Fabiano Albuquerque made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eusébio Albuquerque was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vito Paulista made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Vito Soeiro sent off a good shot on target. In the 74th minute, Evaristo Gerber left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Locomotiva grena fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. 76 minutes into the match, Locomotiva grena's Osvaldo Soares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eusébio Albuquerque narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eusébio Albuquerque made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldo Soares in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Vito Soeiro notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Locomotiva grena's Vito Paulista. Vito Paulista was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 85th minute, Evaristo Gerber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 88 minutes, Paulo José Gonçalves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santo Amaro AC and the Locomotiva grena players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 88th minute, Paulo José Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Evaristo Gerber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Eusébio Albuquerque tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Locomotiva grena's Vito Paulista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesinha da Silveira in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Locomotiva grena fans cheered their team off the field, for while Santo Amaro AC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.