U23 League

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Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Juarês Vale took the kick off in the first half of the match. Donzel Abasalo made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Geovânio Veiga sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves Geovânio Veiga could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Donzel Abasalo however easily saved by the left post. Raik Derim kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 15thth minute of the game Juarês Vale who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pindobassu EC's Wilfredo Rodriguez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gualter Romero kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Juarês Vale scored 0-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wilfredo Rodriguez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raik Derim in the 24th minute of play forced Pindobassu EC's goalkeeper Wilfredo Rodriguez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Qijua F.C's Juarês Vale in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pindobassu EC's goalie prevented a goal. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pindobassu EC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Juarês Vale was slow to take the kick. During this time Qijua F.C's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Pindobassu EC's goalie and right to Luiz Faria. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Pindobassu EC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 30th minute, Olavo Linares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Qijua F.C's Juarês Vale couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 31st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Pindobassu EC. Alessandro Pavard kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Donzel Abasalo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeff Beck in the 34th minute of the match. In the 34th minute Jeff Beck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donzel Abasalo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Donzel Abasalo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeff Beck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeff Becks short, quick shot in the 44thth minute got Donzel Abasalo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jacinto Ortiz kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Geovânio Veiga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 47th minute, Jano Bezerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jeff Beck to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Pindobassu EC got a freekick which was hit by Jeff Beck. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pindobassu EC's goalkeeper Wilfredo Rodriguez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Qijua F.C's Donzel Abasalo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeff Beck in the 56th minute of play. When Qijua F.C's Juarês Vale in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pindobassu EC's goalie prevented a goal. Juarês Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Wilfredo Rodriguez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Donzel Abasalo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovânio Veiga in the 63rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovânio Veiga in the 63rd minute of play forced Qijua F.C's goalkeeper Donzel Abasalo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Qijua F.C's Allan Andrade got a free kick in the 64th minute. After some careless play in the Qijua F.C defense, Jeff Beck kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Donzel Abasalo. The Qijua F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Donzel Abasalo should have stopped the shot. Pindobassu EC made a substitution. Wilian Mendonça replaced Dorian Hoffmann. Pindobassu EC made a substitution. Jorginho Munhoz replaced Jeff Beck. If Juarês Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 93 minutes, Geovânio Veiga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pindobassu EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geovânio Veiga 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 rather tough play, Qijua F.C's Luiz Faria got a free kick in the 96th minute.