U23 League

Arena Taquaras
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Michel Drogba made the kick off and thus started the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rui Cabral during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rui Cabral hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Décio Marinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Jurdan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute XV de Piracicaba were awarded a corner. Eurico Novaes went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Eurico Novaes almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ADM Taquaras's Décio Marinho did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Capixaba in the 7th minute of play forced ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Décio Marinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rui Cabral was shown his second yellow card after 8 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Baltazar França during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 13th minute, Baltazar França hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fábio Montoia kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fábio Montoia in the 15th minute of play forced ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Décio Marinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ADM Taquaras's Décio Marinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severino Capixaba in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Jurdan in the 21st minute of play forced ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Décio Marinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Décio Marinho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yuri Tasso went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Décio Marinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Jurdan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Décio Marinho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fábio Montoia went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 36th 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: 0-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The wind increased when Gonzalo Jurdan made the kick off in the second half. ADM Taquaras's Décio Marinho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save ADM Taquaras from getting a goal against them. After 55 minutes, Reinaldo Ferraz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ADM Taquaras and the XV de Piracicaba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Reinaldo Ferraz hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Décio Marinho made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Fábio Montoia sent off a good shot on target. Gonzalo Jurdan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Décio Marinho came out and tried to block the shot, but Gonzalo Jurdan slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 62nd minute. The supporters of XV de Piracicaba booed when ADM Taquaras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michel Ibrahimovic didn't get a good kick on the ball. Michel Shevchenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. XV de Piracicaba's Ionuț Popete was substituted for Murillo Trigo. Décio Marinho was out of position in the 69 minute of play, and Gonzalo Jurdan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gonzalo Jurdan really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. 76 minutes into the match, ADM Taquaras's goal looked a bit too open when Fábio Montoia came free, but Décio Marinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to ADM Taquaras getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Michel Ibrahimovic hit a great ball. XV de Piracicaba made a substitution. Haruna Hassan replaced Fábio Montoia. In the 79th minute, Michel Ibrahimovic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexsandro Teles got free with Décio Marinho in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Décio Marinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haruna Hassan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, ADM Taquaras's Décio Marinho got control of the ball when Gonzalo Jurdan tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gonzalo Jurdan got free with Décio Marinho in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Décio Marinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haruna Hassan, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 92 minutes into the match, ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Décio Marinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gonzalo Jurdan. The crowd rose to their feet as XV de Piracicaba's Haruna Hassan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Décio Marinho. That made the score 0-7 after 93 minutes of play. XV de Piracicaba played a much better game than ADM Taquaras and deserved their victory. The ADM Taquaras players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.