U23 League

POTREIRÃO
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Inácio França charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Inácio França the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Galo do Cerrado's Inácio França got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Amílton do Valle hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the match, Eliézer Cerezo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Galo do Cerrado's Alfredinho Andrade. Alfredinho Andrade was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 13th minute, Federico Valverde ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfredinho Andrade was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Galo do Cerrado's Inácio França got his second yellow card of the match in the 16th minute. The referee ordered Inácio França off the ground. In the 16th minute, Inácio França hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfredinho Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jarbas Pombal, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. A collision led to Galo do Cerrado getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Alfredo Diniz hit a great ball. Amílton do Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After 28 minutes, Jarbas Pombal made it 0-5 with a short kick to the right side. Galo do Cerrado's Alfredinho Andrade tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Alfredinho Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliézer Cerezo, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Alfredinho Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarbas Pombal in the 33rd minute of play. Alfredinho Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vavá Recko in the 34th minute of play. Alfredinho Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Valverde in the 37th minute of the match. Alfredinho Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Valverde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute, Cássio Matorin 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jarbas Pombal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Galo do Cerrado's goal looked a bit too open when Jarbas Pombal came free, but Alfredinho Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredinho Andrade made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zé Augusto Moura in the 53rd minute. Alessandro Moraes kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, Galo do Cerrado's Cássio Matorin broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 58 played minutes Galo do Cerrado got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Branco. The crowd rose to their feet as Jarbas Pombal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alfredinho Andrade. That made the score 0-6 in the 59 minute of play. Alfredinho Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jarbas Pombal, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Zé Augusto Moura dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alfredinho Andrade, 0-7. Alfredinho Andrade didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 71st minute, which inside left pole to 0-8. If Giuseppe de Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alfredinho Andrade made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eliézer Cerezo in the 76th minute. Jarbas Pombal scored 0-9 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfredinho Andrade, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 80 minutes into the match, Galo do Cerrado's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Valverde came free, but Alfredinho Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cássio Matorin in the 95th minute of play forced Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo Donatello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reko-Recko 03™ played a much better game than Galo do Cerrado and deserved their victory. The Galo do Cerrado players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.