U23 League

Arena Sandinense
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Rodriguinho Dias made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 7th minute, Romário Linares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Sandinense ADF getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Rodriguinho Dias hit a great ball. Gildo Valle hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. A collision led to Sandinense ADF getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Arnaldo Carioca hit a great ball. Pedro Paulo Cruz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tony de Sena read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Jardim Botânico's zone, Cássio Maia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ademar Leme came out of the goal and Cássio Maia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Toninho Vaz came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Sandinense ADF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Toninho Vaz couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Sandinense ADF getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Régis de Alcântara hit a great ball. Tomás Madureira kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Ademar Leme didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 40th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Tony de Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Paulo Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Jardim Botânico's Ademar Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodriguinho Dias in the 48th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Pedro Paulo Cruz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Tony de Sena made a huge save. In the 56th minute, Pedro Paulo Cruz made a precise shot to the right of Tony de Sena. Sandinense ADF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The audience was convinced that Pedro Paulo Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tony de Sena was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. When Romário Linares fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sandinense ADF's protests and gave Romário Linares a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Sandinense ADF's Romário Linares got a free kick in the 60th minute. After 61 played minutes, Jardim Botânico's Gonçalo Valle shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tony de Sena came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Jardim Botânico reached it. After a rather tough play, Sandinense ADF's Régis de Alcântara got a free kick in the 66th minute. Tião Secco hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Serginho Hoffmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tony de Sena having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Sandinense ADF's zone, Serginho Hoffmann stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tony de Sena came out of the goal and Serginho Hoffmann tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tony de Sena made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Serginho Hoffmann sent off a good shot on target. After 79 minutes, Vladimir Almeida mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jardim Botânico and the Sandinense ADF players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 79th minute, Vladimir Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romário Linares kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Toninho Vaz hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Jardim Botânico players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.