U23 League

Arena Bahia City
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vito Porto got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, OxentePaisa Salcity's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Paulo Castro came free, but Richard Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute Ezequiel Tande shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Lopez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Richard Lopez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Paulo Castro in the 16th minute of the match. A collision led to OxentePaisa Salcity getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Eliézer Magalhães hit a great ball. After 18 minutes of play, Jereba 4EVER's Vito Porto made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Richard Lopez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Abelardo Brodel got in the 26th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Richard Lopez handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. When Ramón Paraíba fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jereba 4EVER's protests and gave Ramón Paraíba a yellow card for diving instead. After 30 played minutes OxentePaisa Salcity got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Siqueira. Zé Paulo Castro took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Richard Lopez. Richard Lopez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 35 minutes into the match, OxentePaisa Salcity's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Paulo Castro came free, but Richard Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, OxentePaisa Salcity's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Paulo Castro came free, but Richard Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. OxentePaisa Salcity's Richard Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Paulo Castro in the 40th minute of play. In the 44th minute, Vito Porto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jereba 4EVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Samuel Siqueira to make the kick off. During the 53rd minute of the match Ramón Paraíba completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ramón Paraíba a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Jereba 4EVER getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Ramón Paraíba hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, OxentePaisa Salcity's goalkeeper Richard Lopez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zé Paulo Castro. Richard Lopez made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Zé Paulo Castro sent off a good shot on target. Samuel Siqueira took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dieguinho Viana. Dieguinho Viana dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. OxentePaisa Salcity's Richard Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Brodel in the 75th minute of play. Richard Lopez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abelardo Brodel, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 81 minutes into the game, Zé Paulo Castro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Richard Lopez. Zé Paulo Castro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-4. OxentePaisa Salcity's Richard Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Paulo Castro in the 85th minute of play. Zé Paulo Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Richard Lopez made a huge save. In the 95th minute, Vinícius Braga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.