U23 League

Arena Gladiador
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 0) Vanderslaike FC's Naldo Fonseca 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. Dragões de Campo Grande's Samuca Chaves quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Décio Carvalho, made in the 4th minute of the game. Hugo Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Lopes in the 15th minute of the match. Naldo Fonseca received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hugo Santos came out and tried to block the shot, but Naldo Fonseca slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 20th minute. After some careless play in the Dragões de Campo Grande defense, Naldo Fonseca kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hugo Santos. The Dragões de Campo Grande fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hugo Santos should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Dragões de Campo Grande's zone, Naldo Fonseca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo Santos came out of the goal and Naldo Fonseca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. José Lopes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 39 minutes, Bengt-Arne Stor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vanderslaike FC and the Dragões de Campo Grande players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Vanderslaike FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Bengt-Arne Stor hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for José Maria Coutinho to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Naldo Fonseca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hugo Santos was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. When Vanderslaike FC's Naldo Fonseca in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dragões de Campo Grande's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the Dragões de Campo Grande defense, Naldo Fonseca kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hugo Santos. The Dragões de Campo Grande fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hugo Santos should have stopped the shot. Anier Sayvion showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charles Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Hugo Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naldo Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute, Naldo Fonseca ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hugo Santos was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. After a rather tough play, Vanderslaike FC's Bengt-Arne Stor got a free kick in the 72nd minute. The audience was convinced that José Maria Coutinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anier Sayvion was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Vanderslaike FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.