U23 League

Galaxy Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Beto Martini MZ 20 years's Noel Duarte started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Hernan Constancio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Pedro Goiano in the 3rd minute of play. 3 minutes into the game, João Pedro Goiano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Hernan Constancio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateus Paraibano in the 9th minute of play forced Beto Martini MZ 20 years's goalkeeper Hernan Constancio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Glauco Soeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noel Duarte in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Noel Duarte had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Glauco Soeiro. Elite™- FC Galácticos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Noel Duarte was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Gino Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Hernan Constancio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Pedro Goiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Beto Martini MZ 20 years's Jochen Gijselinx got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hernan Constancio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Pedro Goiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute João Pedro Goiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernan Constancio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Beto Martini MZ 20 years's Hernan Constancio got control of the ball when João Pedro Goiano tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th minute, Noel Duarte ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Glauco Soeiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After the first half Beto Martini MZ 20 years were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mateus Paraibano made a kick off. In the 51st match minute, Beto Martini MZ 20 years was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kauã Campidelis to maneuver through the defense. Elite™- FC Galácticos's Nicolas Mendes got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fred Simões made in the 55th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Nicolas Mendes however managed to control. Hernan Constancio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateus Paraibano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Noel Duarte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Beto Martini MZ 20 years's Noel Duarte got a free kick in the 62nd minute. If João Pedro Goiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gino Santos made in the 65th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Fred Simões however managed to control. Hermínio Botelho was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 67 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 66th minute of the game. One of Elite™- FC Galácticos:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Beto Martini MZ 20 years:s goal. When the match had been going on for 69 minutes, Beto Martini MZ 20 years's Jochen Gijselinx got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Glauco Soeiro. After 73 minutes, Nicolas Mendes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Elite™- FC Galácticos and the Beto Martini MZ 20 years players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Nicolas Mendes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elite™- FC Galácticos were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Beto Martini MZ 20 years's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nicolas Mendes took the corner. Hernan Constancio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mateus Paraibano's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. In the 82nd match minute, Beto Martini MZ 20 years was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noel Duarte to maneuver through the defense. Vello Pontuss took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 85th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Glauco Soeiro. Elite™- FC Galácticos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Nicolas Mendes got a throw-in 92 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Charles Vidal. Hernan Constancio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateus Paraibano in the 93rd minute of the match.