U23 League

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Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) In the 3rd minute, COMCHOPP's Lúcio Paiva dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Júlio Alagoano was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Guilherme Bittencourt capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Guilherme Bittencourt really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After 11 played minutes COMCHOPP got a freekick which was hit by Christian Meira. 22 minutes into the match, Saecinza's goal looked a bit too open when Guilherme Bittencourt came free, but Júlio Alagoano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sandro Secco charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sandro Secco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 27th match minute, Saecinza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandro Secco to maneuver through the defense. Ricardinho Pombal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuca Velloso having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guilherme Bittencourt during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Guilherme Bittencourt kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Juarês da Rocha got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 43 played minutes Saecinza got a freekick which was hit by Juninho Montenegro. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Válter Schmidt managed to get in a good position for a shot. COMCHOPP's supporters rose to their feet, but Válter Schmidt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Júlio Alagoano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lúcio Paiva in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Júlio Alagoano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 52 played minutes Saecinza got a freekick which was hit by Percy Cabral. Armandinho Breckenfeld kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armandinho Breckenfeld during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The goalkeeper, Samuca Velloso, was totally fooled by Saecinza's Juarês da Rocha, who 57 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Júlio Alagoano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lúcio Paiva in the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lúcio Paiva in the 62nd minute of play forced Saecinza's goalkeeper Júlio Alagoano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saecinza's Júlio Alagoano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Meira in the 66th minute of play. Júlio Alagoano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lúcio Paiva in the 67th minute of play. COMCHOPP's Válter Schmidt pulled a muscle in his back after 68 minutes and couldn't finish the game. COMCHOPP's Fabiano Quadros was substituted for Válter Schmidt. Percy Cabral kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Saecinza's goalkeeper Júlio Alagoano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lúcio Paiva scored 3-1 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Júlio Alagoano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 83 minutes into the match, Fabiano Quadros had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Júlio Alagoano. Saecinza's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabiano Quadros was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. After a rather tough play, Saecinza's Juarês da Rocha got a free kick in the 86th minute. Wesley Siqueira kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Juarês da Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 92nd minute, Fabiano Quadros made a precise shot to the right of Júlio Alagoano. Saecinza's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. When the referee ended the match the COMCHOPP players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.