U23 League

Arena EDI
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Belmiro Sanches took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd match minute, Royal Knights FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hudson Pires to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristóvão Valle in the 10th minute of play forced EDI MZB's goalkeeper Valdo de Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Geovani Mandrak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hortêncio Passos hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, EDI MZB's Silvinho Macedo got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute, Aníbal Fonseca sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and EDI MZB's Valdo de Queirós didn't even have to move. Valdo de Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arne Röspel in the 21st minute of the match. In the 21st match minute, Royal Knights FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aníbal Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. 26 minutes into the match, 卓笑沙 notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of EDI MZB's Valdo de Queirós. Valdo de Queirós was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Caco Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Artur Maciejewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 34 played minutes EDI MZB got a freekick which was hit by Geovani Mandrak. In the 35th minute, Aníbal Fonseca sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and EDI MZB's Valdo de Queirós didn't even have to move. Artur Maciejewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caco Mota in the 40th minute of the match. EDI MZB were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Royal Knights FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hortêncio Passos took the corner. Valdo de Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 卓笑沙 in the 48th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 卓笑沙 to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, EDI MZB's goal looked a bit too open when Cristóvão Valle came free, but Valdo de Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. EDI MZB's Valdo de Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arne Röspel in the 58th minute of play. With a little luck, EDI MZB's Valdo de Queirós got control of the ball when Hudson Pires tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Caco Mota during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 63rd match minute, EDI MZB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caco Mota to maneuver through the defense. 卓笑沙's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valdo de Queirós read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. Artur Maciejewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caco Mota in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arne Röspel in the 69th minute of play forced EDI MZB's goalkeeper Valdo de Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdo de Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arne Röspel, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. A collision led to EDI MZB getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Caco Mota hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hudson Pires got free with Valdo de Queirós in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Caco Mota was shown his second yellow card after 81 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 81 played minutes EDI MZB got a freekick which was hit by Caco Mota. 84 minutes into the match, Arne Röspel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valdo de Queirós. EDI MZB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arne Röspel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. EDI MZB made a substitution. Gláuber Marquez replaced Hortêncio Passos. The supporters of Royal Knights FC booed when EDI MZB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sidnei Fernandez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Evandro Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Royal Knights FC played a much better game than EDI MZB and deserved their victory. The EDI MZB players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.