U23 League

Boca do Dragao
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. Adriano Joinvilense started the match with the kick off. Giovanni de Toledo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luizinho Velasco's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. After 5 minutes, Luizinho Velasco made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Minotauro's Giovanni de Toledo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Edmundo Falcão made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Ernesto Damião sent off a good shot on target. Giovanni de Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Paulo Ferreira in the 17th minute of play. The Joinville City - FSCMZ fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Joinville City - FSCMZ's Luís Paulo Ferreira looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 22 minutes into the match, Joinville City - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Damião came free, but Edmundo Falcão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edmundo Falcão was a little too slow when Ernesto Damião got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 23rd minute. The score was now 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tales Vasconcelos in the 32nd minute of play forced Joinville City - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Edmundo Falcão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Luís Paulo Ferreira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Giovanni de Toledo. Minotauro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luís Paulo Ferreira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Ernesto Damião hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Minotauro's Giovanni de Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Joinvilense in the 44th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

Minotauro's Sandro Quintal was substituted for Tales Vasconcelos. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ernesto Damião to strike the kick off in the second half. Adriano Joinvilense received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Giovanni de Toledo came out and tried to block the shot, but Adriano Joinvilense slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 55th minute. The throw-in from Inácio Cardoso in the 64th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Minotauro's Bartosz Bednorz. With a little luck, Minotauro's Giovanni de Toledo got control of the ball when Adriano Joinvilense tried to sneak it across the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Joinville City - FSCMZ's Luizinho Velasco broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Joinville City - FSCMZ's Edmundo Falcão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernesto Damião in the 81st minute of play. In the 84th minute Ernesto Damião shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmundo Falcão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Luís Paulo Ferreira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giovanni de Toledo was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. 90 minutes into the game, Inácio Cardoso threw the ball into play from the sideline. Minotauro's Jano Palmeira quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a rather tough play, Minotauro's Sandro Quintal got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 94th minute Ernesto Damião shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmundo Falcão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 97 minutes into the game, Ernesto Damião cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-5. Edmundo Falcão was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Although Minotauro had been in control for most of the match, Joinville City - FSCMZ still came away with the win.