U23 League

FLA Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Wanderson Cerezo charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wanderson Cerezo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Família Ressaca MZ getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Wanderson Cerezo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fábio Lopez in the 9th minute of play forced The Best Ones's goalkeeper Erik Dante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, The Best Ones's Romeu Donato threw himself towards the right post 13 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Naldo Maia, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Best Ones's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Celsinho Vidal was slow to take the kick. During this time Família Ressaca MZ's players had a chance to rest. Família Ressaca MZ's Celsinho Vidal was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Erik Dante in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Romeu Donato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naldo Maia, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Antônio da Cunha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Romeu Donato read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute of the match The Best Ones got a corner. Família Ressaca MZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wellington Xavier ran over to the corner to take the kick. Wellington Xavier made a great header on The Best Ones's corner, it was just that Família Ressaca MZ's Romeu Donato managed to reach the ball for a save. Dedê Alagoano kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Erik Dante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Fábio Lopez in the 46th minute of play. Wellington Xavier was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 48 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 47th minute of the game. One of The Best Ones:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Família Ressaca MZ:s goal. Erik Dante had in the 49thth minute some difficulties stopping Celsinho Vidal's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Luiz Fábio Lopez made the kick off in the second half. A throw-in in the 54th minute of the game was made by Wesley Maia with Tiago Quirino as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The Best Ones's Erik Dante proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save The Best Ones from getting a goal against them. When Antônio da Cunha came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the The Best Ones fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Antônio da Cunha couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dedê Alagoano in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romeu Donato saved Família Ressaca MZ from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Família Ressaca MZ's zone, Dráusio Machado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Romeu Donato came out of the goal and Dráusio Machado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Família Ressaca MZ's Celsinho Vidal got a free kick in the 68th minute. After a rather tough play, Família Ressaca MZ's Simão Koehler got a free kick in the 77th minute. Família Ressaca MZ's Romeu Donato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Luiz Koehler in the 78th minute of play. Wanderson Cerezo kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. If Tiago Quirino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raul Gonçalves during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Família Ressaca MZ getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Raul Gonçalves hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Durval de Medeiros during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of The Best Ones booed when Família Ressaca MZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Durval de Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Romeu Donato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sílvio Luiz Koehler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zeca Sousa charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zeca Sousa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Família Ressaca MZ getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Zeca Sousa hit a great ball. Romeu Donato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dedê Alagoano in the 91st minute of the match. After 93 played minutes Família Ressaca MZ got a freekick which was hit by Bernardinho Vieira. After 98 minutes of play Família Ressaca MZ's Zeca Sousa was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Família Ressaca MZ getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Zeca Sousa hit a great ball. There was no doubt that The Best Ones were the better team. The Best Ones's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.