U23 League

New York Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chico Valadares kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Pastor Pio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Goycochea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alisson Goycochea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pastor Pio in the 7th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Leonel Xavier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Alisson Goycochea got control of the ball when Chico Valadares tried to sneak it across the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Fred Valencia came free, but Matias Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by . SC Manhattan .'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nilmar de Souza was slow to take the kick. During this time INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's players had a chance to rest. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Alisson Goycochea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA from getting a goal against them. . SC Manhattan .'s Frank de Boer managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Frank Linhares in the 28 minute of the game. Alisson Goycochea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chico Valadares in the 31st minute of the match. If Fred Valencia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Valencia in the 38th minute of play forced . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Matias Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alisson Goycochea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pastor Pio in the 40th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Fred Valencia came free, but Matias Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the game, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Fred Valencia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matias Taffarel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The throw-in from Leonel Xavier in the 46th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by . SC Manhattan .'s Frank de Boer. Alisson Goycochea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chico Valadares in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fred Valencia to make the kick off. Pastor Pio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Frank Linhares made in the 63rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Lucas Head Son immediately put the ball in play. In the 66th minute Chico Valadares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Goycochea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Chico Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot. . SC Manhattan .'s supporters rose to their feet, but Chico Valadares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alisson Goycochea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 72nd minute Chico Valadares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Goycochea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alisson Goycochea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pastor Pio in the 75th minute of the match. A hard shot 78 in the game by Fred Valencia from a close distance when the talented Matias Taffarel managed to make a qualified save. . SC Manhattan .'s players were relieved. A collision led to . SC Manhattan . getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Edward Czech hit a great ball. If Lucas Head Son had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Doğa Yurday's late challenge caught a INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Doğa Yurday helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th minute, Doğa Yurday hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chico Valadares scored 1-2 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alisson Goycochea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.