U23 League

Barao da Serra Negra
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Cipriano Pinho started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 8 minutes of play, XV de Piracicaba's Fábio Montoia made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nuno Neves was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Gonzalo Jurdan got free with Nuno Neves in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. XV de Piracicaba's Remo Goiano got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gonzalo Jurdan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Neves having to interfere. With a little luck, Agua Santa's Nuno Neves got control of the ball when Gonzalo Jurdan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nuno Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remo Goiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Gonzalo Jurdan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of Nuno Neves when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When %teams%'s Gonzalo Jurdan was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 3-0 just inside the left pole, 24 minutes into the game. Nuno Neves was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. After a rather tough play, XV de Piracicaba's Wen Yong Sha got a free kick in the 28th minute. Michel Pernambucano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cipriano Pinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute Gonzalo Jurdan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Jurdan in the 31st minute of play forced Agua Santa's goalkeeper Nuno Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuno Neves didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 33rd minute, which inside left pole to 4-0. With a little luck, Agua Santa's Nuno Neves got control of the ball when Gonzalo Jurdan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gonzalo Jurdans short, quick shot in the 40thth minute got Nuno Neves to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Dedê Mendes hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gonzalo Jurdan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Agua Santa's Nuno Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fábio Montoia in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Gonzalo Jurdan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nuno Neves was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fábio Montoia in the 61st minute of play forced Agua Santa's goalkeeper Nuno Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute, Fábio Montoia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nuno Neves was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. A collision led to XV de Piracicaba getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Severino Capixaba hit a great ball. Severino Capixaba hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. With a little luck, XV de Piracicaba's Michel Pernambucano got control of the ball when Cipriano Pinho tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 76th minute, Frank Rosa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nuno Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fábio Montoia, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 85 minutes into the match, Agua Santa's goal looked a bit too open when Haruna Hassan came free, but Nuno Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, Fábio Montoia 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: 8-0. In the 91st minute Fábio Montoia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute, Fábio Montoia made a precise shot to the right of Nuno Neves. Agua Santa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. 97 minutes into the match, XV de Piracicaba's Haruna Hassan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nuno Neves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the XV de Piracicaba players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.