U23 League

Arena Salvador
Spectators: 173 (Terracing: 130, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sílvio Luiz da Costa took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Torino SSA's Sílvio Luiz da Costa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Ricardo Leite's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 6thth minute, João Augusto Quintal skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 11 minutes into the match, MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper João Augusto Quintal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sílvio Luiz da Costa. João Augusto Quintal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sílvio Luiz da Costa in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute, Sílvio Luiz da Costa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Augusto Quintal was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. MUSHIBA FC's João Augusto Quintal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fellipe Luz in the 16th minute of play. João Augusto Quintal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardinho Aguiar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, MUSHIBA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Leite came free, but João Augusto Quintal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 25 played minutes Torino SSA got a freekick which was hit by Jerônimo Guerra. MUSHIBA FC's Maurinho Valadares got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Torino SSA's Ricardo Leite got a free kick in the 29th minute. João Augusto Quintal was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fellipe Luz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 34 minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Sílvio Luiz da Costa could shoot a difficult shot in the 38th minute, which João Augusto Quintal however easily saved by the left post.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maurinho Valadares to make the kick off. Claudinho Tandes short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Pedrão Furlan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fellipe Luz in the 57th minute of play forced MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper João Augusto Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Leite scored 4-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of João Augusto Quintal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Toninho da Fonseca during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Toninho da Fonseca kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. After 65 minutes, Ricardo Leite mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Torino SSA and the MUSHIBA FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Torino SSA's zone, Maurinho Valadares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedrão Furlan came out of the goal and Maurinho Valadares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Leite in the 67th minute of play forced MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper João Augusto Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maurinho Valadares might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedrão Furlan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maurinho Valadares ran back to his position shaking his head. João Augusto Quintal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Leite in the 83rd minute of the match. MUSHIBA FC's João Augusto Quintal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardinho Aguiar in the 84th minute of play. Torino SSA made a substitution. Egídio de Almeida replaced Víktor Guerra. MUSHIBA FC's attentive Toninho Matos managed to snatch the ball when Rui Matos made a throw-in in the 89th minute of the game. In the 92ndth minute of the game Tiago Mangueira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MUSHIBA FC's João Augusto Quintal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 94th minute, Egídio de Almeida made a precise shot to the right of João Augusto Quintal. MUSHIBA FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. 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. Torino SSA fully deserved thier win.