U23 League

Arena Pirajiba
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Cacá Britovskiy started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Pirajiba's Basílio Cosme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geovanni Saraiva in the 4th minute of play. Pirajiba's Rodriguinho Alvarenga managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Tuta Le Van in the 5 minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Pirajiba's zone, Elder Guedes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Basílio Cosme came out of the goal and Elder Guedes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cacá Britovskiy took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Basílio Cosme. Basílio Cosme dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pirajiba's goalkeeper Basílio Cosme, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 24 minutes into the game, Tuta Le Van threw the ball into play from the sideline. Pirajiba's Rodriguinho Alvarenga quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 32 minutes into the match, S.E. Pindorama Eagles's goal looked a bit too open when Jairo Santana came free, but Carlinhos Batata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelson de Queiroz in the 35th minute of play forced S.E. Pindorama Eagles's goalkeeper Carlinhos Batata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 38 minutes, Cacá Britovskiy made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Pirajiba's Basílio Cosme tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Basílio Cosme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cacá Britovskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After 45 minutes, Geovanni Saraiva mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.E. Pindorama Eagles and the Pirajiba players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 46 played minutes S.E. Pindorama Eagles got a freekick which was hit by Geovanni Saraiva. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Cacá Britovskiy put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Basílio Cosme. Marcus Alagoano kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Pirajiba's Basílio Cosme proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Pirajiba from getting a goal against them. Basílio Cosme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Rafael, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Basílio Cosme came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Cacá Britovskiy. But to his dismay, Cacá Britovskiy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. 70 minutes into the match, Pirajiba's goal looked a bit too open when Cacá Britovskiy came free, but Basílio Cosme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcelinho Monteiro during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Pirajiba booed when S.E. Pindorama Eagles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelinho Monteiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zé Rafael's late challenge caught a Pirajiba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zé Rafael helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Pirajiba booed when S.E. Pindorama Eagles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Rafael didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlinhos Batata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelson de Queiroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chicão Cunha hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, Cacá Britovskiy notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Pirajiba's Basílio Cosme. Basílio Cosme was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Zé Rafael got a free kick in the 90th minute. With a little luck, Pirajiba's Basílio Cosme got control of the ball when Geovanni Saraiva tried to sneak it across the goal line. Geovanni Saraiva's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Basílio Cosme read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.