U23 League

Estádio Altair
Spectators: 142 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 0) FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's Tomé Baptista 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomé Baptista in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nilson Quaresma saved Altair FC from getting behind. Antônio Carlos Matos charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antônio Carlos Matos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th minute, Tomé Baptista made a precise shot to the right of Nilson Quaresma. Altair FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Tomé Baptista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Nilson Quaresma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nilson Quaresma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomé Baptista in the 23rd minute of the match. Altair FC's Nilson Quaresma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Francisco Barbosa in the 24th minute of play. João Francisco Barbosa hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Nilson Quaresma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomé Baptista, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. When Dé Galvão fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's protests and gave Dé Galvão a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Dé Galvão hit a great ball. In the 44th minute, FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's 于浩寒 seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed 于浩寒 the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and 于浩寒 had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 43rd minute. Penalty! Wágner Soares walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post.

The wind increased when Marcus Vidal made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Marcus Vidal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldão Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute, Carlinhos Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Altair FC's Nilson Quaresma proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Altair FC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Altair FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Bernardo Moura hit a great ball. FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's Dé Galvão got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ronaldão Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zézinho Mota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's João Francisco Barbosa got a free kick in the 93rd minute. FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.