U23 League

Estádio Gurjao
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leandro Mota took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Gurjao's Cristóvão Secco seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Cristóvão Secco the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Gurjao protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Cristóvão Secco had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 3 minutes into the game, one of Gurjao:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. David Pitta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dadá da Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Pitta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cauan Barros in the 18th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Dadá da Costa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of David Pitta. Gurjao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dadá da Costa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Oswaldo Alvarenga took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised David Pitta. David Pitta dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 30th minute Oswaldo Alvarenga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Pitta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Cauan Barros had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of David Pitta. Gurjao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cauan Barros was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. 34 minutes into the match, Cauan Barros notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Gurjao's David Pitta. David Pitta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 38th minute Dadá da Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Pitta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 39 minutes of play, Premier FC's Oswaldo Alvarenga made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. David Pitta was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Cauan Barros in the 43rd minute of play forced Gurjao's goalkeeper David Pitta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dadá da Costa in the 46th minute of play forced Gurjao's goalkeeper David Pitta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Gurjao players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Premier FC were winning 0-6.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cauan Barros made a kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Premier FC's Dadá da Costa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. David Pitta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. In the 63rd minute Cauan Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Pitta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gurjao's defense didn't have a chance, in the 66th minute, when Cauan Barros scored to the left of an out of position David Pitta, making the score, 0-9. Joélson Palmeira charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joélson Palmeira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Premier FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Joélson Palmeira hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute Oswaldo Alvarenga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Pitta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gurjao's David Pitta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cauan Barros in the 74th minute of play. David Pitta was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Oswaldo Alvarenga showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-10 in the 77 minute of play. David Pitta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cauan Barros went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-11 was the resulting score. Gurjao's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Cauan Barros scored to the left of an out of position David Pitta, making the score, 0-12. Oswaldo Alvarenga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. David Pitta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cauan Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. David Pitta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cauan Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. In the 96th minute, Premier FC's Oswaldo Alvarenga ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind David Pitta. David Pitta yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-14. Premier FC'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.