U23 League

Estádio Veneciano
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dino Tavares took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA booed when Nova Venécia-ES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomé de Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 4 minutes, Nilmar de Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nilmar de Souza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Robinho de Salles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fred Valencia's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Fred Valencia sped through Nova Venécia-ES's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Robinho de Salles. 12 minutes into the match, Nova Venécia-ES's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Valencia came free, but Robinho de Salles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joaquim Rezendes short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Alisson Goycochea to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Robinho de Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Valencia in the 17th minute of play. Robinho de Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Valencia in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th match minute, Nova Venécia-ES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abelardo Valladares to maneuver through the defense. Robinho de Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilmar de Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Alisson Goycochea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enéas Leite in the 24th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dino Tavares got free with Alisson Goycochea in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 29 minutes Nova Venécia-ES's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nilmar de Souza who took care of the corner kick. Vicente Peres thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Robinho de Salles, a very annoying self made goal in the 30th minute which led to 0-2. 33 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Eduardo Sanches came free, but Alisson Goycochea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goalkeeper Alisson Goycochea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joaquim Rezende. Lucas Head Son sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquim Rezende in the 42ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alisson Goycochea, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 45 minutes into the match, Nova Venécia-ES's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Valencia came free, but Robinho de Salles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute Enéas Leite 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. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Lucas Head Son sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 55 minutes into the match, Nilmar de Souza notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Nova Venécia-ES's Robinho de Salles. Robinho de Salles was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alisson Goycochea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Rezende, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Alisson Goycochea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dino Tavares in the 60th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Enéas Leite had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alisson Goycochea. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enéas Leite was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 66 minutes into the match, Nova Venécia-ES's goalkeeper Robinho de Salles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fred Valencia. Gerson Rezende hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Robinho de Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilmar de Souza in the 74th minute of play. Robinho de Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Valencia in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th match minute, Nova Venécia-ES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomé de Castro to maneuver through the defense. After 80 minutes of play, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Nilmar de Souza made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robinho de Salles was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 83 minutes, Fred Valencia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fred Valencia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fred Valencia got free with Robinho de Salles in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Nova Venécia-ES's Robinho de Salles got control of the ball when Fred Valencia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Robinho de Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilmar de Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA were furious when Orlando Loyola was red carded, 91 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! In the 94th minute there was a penalty for Nova Venécia-ES. Dário de Salles stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alisson Goycochea. 2-4. 97 minutes into the match, Enéas Leite notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Alisson Goycochea. Alisson Goycochea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.