U23 League

Estádio Almeidão
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Bernardinho Leão made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute Bernardinho Leão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Otávio Toscano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Renato Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdir Marquez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, XV de Piracicaba's Otávio Toscano got control of the ball when Bernardinho Leão tried to sneak it across the goal line. Yan Mota succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 7th playminute. Fábio Marinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Otávio Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Salgado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yan Mota could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Otávio Toscano made a huge save. Paulo Renato Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vivaldo Sá, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute of the match XV de Piracicaba got a corner. Belo Academy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Severino Capixaba ran over to the corner to take the kick. Fábio Marinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Otávio Toscano having to interfere. After a rather tough play, XV de Piracicaba's Patrick Leite got a free kick in the 26th minute. If Cristian Salgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 32 minutes into the game, Bernardinho Leão cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Otávio Toscano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Otávio Toscano made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Bernardinho Leão sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

XV de Piracicaba's Fábio Montoia was substituted for Vivaldo Sá. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valdir Marquez to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, XV de Piracicaba's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardinho Leão came free, but Otávio Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Otávio Toscano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardinho Leão, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After 58 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Belo Academy! After 60 minutes Belo Academy's goalkeeper Paulo Renato Dracena managed, with a little bit of luck, save Manuel Paraíba's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. In the 60th minute, Manuel Paraíba left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The XV de Piracicaba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Bernardinho Leão blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Otávio Toscano having to make a save. Otávio Toscano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yan Mota in the 64th minute of the match. Valdir Marquez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Paulo Renato Dracena made a huge save. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Bernardinho Leão sped through XV de Piracicaba's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Otávio Toscano. After a defensive mix-up in XV de Piracicaba's zone, Yan Mota stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Otávio Toscano came out of the goal and Yan Mota tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 73rdth minute of the game Bernardinho Leão who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but XV de Piracicaba's Otávio Toscano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Otávio Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardinho Leão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Otávio Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardinho Leão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Belo Academy's Paulo Renato Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toninho Galvão in the 84th minute of play. Paulo Renato Dracena was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Toninho Galvão showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 85 minute of play. The supporters of Belo Academy booed when XV de Piracicaba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuri Tasso didn't get a good kick on the ball. 89 minutes into the game, Cristian Salgado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Belo Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave XV de Piracicaba the free kick. After 89 played minutes Belo Academy got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Salgado. After 92 played minutes Belo Academy got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Salgado. XV de Piracicaba's Valdir Marquez got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Toninho Galvão charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Toninho Galvão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Belo Academy booed when XV de Piracicaba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toninho Galvão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Otávio Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardinho Leão in the 99th minute of play.