U23 League

Itaquerão
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Enio da Cunha started the match with the kick off. The Best Ones's Juarês Fantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Délio Correia in the 3rd minute of play. Iuri de Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruninho Pinheiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Iuri de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeu Gaspar in the 8th minute of the match. In the 12th minute Romeu Gaspar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iuri de Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the game, The Best Ones's Romeu Gaspar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iuri de Alcântara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Golden State Warriors's goalkeeper Iuri de Alcântara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Iuri de Alcântara didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Romeu Gaspar went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Benjamin de Lara hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Arnaldo Sarmento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iuri de Alcântara was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. After 30 minutes of play, The Best Ones's Antônio da Cunha made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iuri de Alcântara was left in no man's land by his defense there! 33 minutes into the game, The Best Ones's Romeu Gaspar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iuri de Alcântara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. In the 37thth minute of the game Wesley Maia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Golden State Warriors's Iuri de Alcântara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Richard Trigo kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Arnaldo Sarmento made a precise shot to the right of Iuri de Alcântara. Golden State Warriors's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. In the 45th minute Romeu Gaspar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iuri de Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half The Best Ones were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Romeu Gaspar was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, The Best Ones's Romeu Gaspar dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Arnaldo Sarmento put it in 0-8 from a short distance just to the right of Iuri de Alcântara. The crowd rose to their feet as The Best Ones's Romeu Gaspar slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Iuri de Alcântara. That made the score 0-9 after 61 minutes of play. Iuri de Alcântara was a little too slow when Romeu Gaspar got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 0-10. When The Best Ones's Romeu Gaspar in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Golden State Warriors's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Romeu Gaspar put it in 0-11 from a short distance just to the right of Iuri de Alcântara. Iuri de Alcântara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wesley Maia in the 72nd minute. Iuri de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeu Gaspar in the 74th minute of play. Iuri de Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeu Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Iuri de Alcântara was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arnaldo Sarmento showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-12 in the 76 minute of play. Arnaldo Sarmento took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iuri de Alcântara. Iuri de Alcântara dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-13. Golden State Warriors's defense didn't have a chance, in the 86th minute, when Arnaldo Sarmento scored to the left of an out of position Iuri de Alcântara, making the score, 0-14. Iuri de Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeu Gaspar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Golden State Warriors's Iuri de Alcântara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Golden State Warriors from getting a goal against them. The supporters of The Best Ones booed when Golden State Warriors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Trigo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle sounded The Best Ones left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Golden State Warriors.