U23 League

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Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) In the 3rd minute, Pedro Paes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hugo Diniz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After 6 minutes, Pedro Paes made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Green Squad FC's Hugo Diniz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Leonardo Barros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Paulo França was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Hugo Diniz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emílio Bueno, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Hugo Diniz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emílio Bueno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elói Leme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Pedro Paulo França tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Emílio Bueno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Paes in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hugo Diniz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Jorge Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 23 minutes into the match, Pedro Paes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugo Diniz. Green Squad FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedro Paes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 27 minutes into the match, Green Squad FC's goalkeeper Hugo Diniz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Paes. Hugo Diniz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Travassos in the 28th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Green Squad FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredinho Faria came free, but Hugo Diniz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonardo Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Pedro Paulo França tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th play minute Pedro Paes came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Hugo Diniz. 5-0. Pedro Paes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hugo Diniz having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Travassos in the 41st minute of play forced Green Squad FC's goalkeeper Hugo Diniz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leonardo Barros stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54thth minute of the game Leonardo Barros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Pedro Paulo França was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Albertinho de Andrade kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Pedro Paulo França took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonardo Barros who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 64thth minute tested the skills of Pedro Paulo França when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emílio Bueno in the 70th minute of play forced Green Squad FC's goalkeeper Hugo Diniz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Green Squad FC's Jânio de Almeida got a free kick in the 72nd minute. With a little luck, Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Pedro Paulo França got control of the ball when Leonardo Barros tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Green Squad FC defense, Pedro Paes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hugo Diniz. The Green Squad FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hugo Diniz should have stopped the shot. In the 81st minute, Emílio Bueno made a precise shot to the right of Hugo Diniz. Green Squad FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. Green Squad FC's Hugo Diniz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emílio Bueno in the 89th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. fully deserved thier win.