U23 League

ARENA TRAKINAS
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luís Paulo França got the match started through his kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Waldir Peixoto notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of TAQUARI FC's Sílvio Zonta. Sílvio Zonta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 13 minutes, Renatinho Peres managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TRAKINAS FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Renatinho Peres was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in TRAKINAS FC's zone, Luís Paulo França stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geraldo Almeida came out of the goal and Luís Paulo França tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gonçalo de Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Gaxan Vallejoller hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Gonçalo de Queirós charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gonçalo de Queirós the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to TAQUARI FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Gonçalo de Queirós hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in TAQUARI FC's zone, Waldir Peixoto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sílvio Zonta came out of the goal and Waldir Peixoto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 39 minutes, Renatinho Peres managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TRAKINAS FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Renatinho Peres was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 43rd minute Luís Paulo França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geraldo Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

51 minutes into the game, one of TAQUARI FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 52nd minute there was a penalty for TRAKINAS FC. Waldir Peixoto stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sílvio Zonta. 2-0. A collision led to TRAKINAS FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Renatinho Peres hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, TAQUARI FC's Gonçalo de Queirós got a free kick in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renatinho Peres in the 61st minute of play forced TAQUARI FC's goalkeeper Sílvio Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geraldo Almeida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Paulo França in the 66th minute. After a rather tough play, TAQUARI FC's Zézinho Freire got a free kick in the 67th minute. Zézinho Freire hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Albertinho Fernandes hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. During the 83rd minute of the match Gonçalo de Queirós completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Gonçalo de Queirós a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, TAQUARI FC's Gonçalo de Queirós got a free kick in the 84th minute. 86 minutes into the match, TAQUARI FC's Valdir Peres sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Geraldo Almeida narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldir Peixoto in the 88th minute of play forced TAQUARI FC's goalkeeper Sílvio Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to TAQUARI FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Gaxan Vallejoller hit a great ball. Sílvio Zonta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renatinho Peres in the 94th minute of play. In the 96th minute Renatinho Peres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Zonta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee ended the match the TRAKINAS FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.