U23 League

Barao da Serra Negra
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Enrique Valladares took the kick off in the first half of the match. Wen Yong Sha kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Weeke in the 5th minute of play forced XV de Piracicaba's goalkeeper Michel Pernambucano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacinto Rocha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hernani Nunes in the 8th minute. Michel Pernambucano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Di Maria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Scarlet Speedster's Jacinto Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remo Goiano in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Túlio Jacinto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The XV de Piracicaba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Jacinto Rocha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Remo Goiano went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Jacinto Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Jurdan in the 26th minute of play. After a rather tough play, XV de Piracicaba's Patrick Leite got a free kick in the 27th minute. With a little luck, Scarlet Speedster's Jacinto Rocha got control of the ball when Túlio Jacinto tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th minute, John Weeke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the match, Scarlet Speedster's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Jurdan came free, but Jacinto Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Scarlet Speedster's goal looked a bit too open when Remo Goiano came free, but Jacinto Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute, Enrique Valladares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Scarlet Speedster fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Jacinto Rocha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gonzalo Jurdan in the 39th minute. Jacinto Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Jurdan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to XV de Piracicaba getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Gonzalo Jurdan hit a great 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 home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Túlio Jacinto was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Célio Nóbrega got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 57th minute Angelo Di Maria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michel Pernambucano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. XV de Piracicaba made a substitution. Haruna Hassan replaced Túlio Jacinto. Wen Yong Sha made a great header on XV de Piracicaba's corner, it was just that Scarlet Speedster's Jacinto Rocha managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 65th match minute, Scarlet Speedster was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zézinho Vargas to maneuver through the defense. Gonzalo Jurdan kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 69th minute of the game. One of XV de Piracicaba:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Scarlet Speedster:s goal. XV de Piracicaba:s Michel Pernambucano showed great skill when he stopped John Weeke:s penalty. 70 minutes into the game, John Weeke cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Michel Pernambucano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jacinto Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernani Nunes in the 73rd minute of play. Scarlet Speedster's Jacinto Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remo Goiano in the 75th minute of play. In the 78th minute Hernani Nunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Rocha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mané da Costa succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-3 in the 80th playminute. After 83rd play minutes Gonzalo Jurdan shot 3-3, a short shot which went by Jacinto Rocha and just under the crossbar into goal. Haruna Hassan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Jacinto Rocha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enrique Valladares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Michel Pernambucano made a huge save.