U23 League

Olympic Stadium Maia
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Ɍυƒυs™'s Saúl Soveral 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. After a rather tough play, Pinhote FC's Severiano Prates got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Higino Pessoa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gervásio Lages showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Pinhote FC's Isidoro Rijo got a free kick in the 14th minute. Pinhote FC's Higino Pessoa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saúl Soveral in the 16th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Renato Domingos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pinhote FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ɍυƒυs™ the free kick. In the 18th match minute, Pinhote FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renato Domingos to maneuver through the defense. After 24 minutes, Severiano Prates mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pinhote FC and the Ɍυƒυs™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24th minute, Severiano Prates hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Francisco Ribas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Américo Severo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pinhote FC's Higino Pessoa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Pinhote FC from getting a goal against them. Francisco Ribas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Rijo in the 34th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Ɍυƒυs™'s goal looked a bit too open when Zezé Haaland came free, but Francisco Ribas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saúl Soveral could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Higino Pessoa made a huge save. Francisco Ribas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Américo Severo in the 45th minute of the match. Francisco Ribas came out of the goal in the 48th minute to try and stop a shot by Pinhote FC's Zezé Haaland. But to his dismay, Zezé Haaland quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Isidoro Rijo made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Leal Sacramento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Higino Pessoa was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Pinhote FC's Higino Pessoa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervásio Lages in the 54th minute of play. In the 58th match minute, Pinhote FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidoro Rijo to maneuver through the defense. Gervásio Lages fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Higino Pessoa having to interfere. Valério Vidigal's late challenge caught a Ɍυƒυs™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valério Vidigal helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Pinhote FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Valério Vidigal hit a great ball. Gervásio Lages took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Higino Pessoa. Pinhote FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Saúl Soveral ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Higino Pessoa was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Gervásio Lages fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Higino Pessoa having to interfere. Gervásio Lages recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 81st minute, Adélio Vilas Boas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Higino Pessoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gervásio Lages in the 82nd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Saúl Soveral came free, but Higino Pessoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th match minute, Pinhote FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Neto to maneuver through the defense. Higino Pessoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gervásio Lages, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute, Zezé Haaland made a precise shot to the right of Francisco Ribas. Ɍυƒυs™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. After a rather tough play, Pinhote FC's Renato Domingos got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Higino Pessoa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saúl Soveral, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. After 97 minutes of play, Ɍυƒυs™'s Gervásio Lages made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Higino Pessoa was left in no man's land by his defense there! The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.