U23 League

Arena Ororubá
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Válbson Carvalho made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Válbson Carvalho in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivo de Moraes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pesqueira City were furious when Júlio Abreu was red carded, 11 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After having played for 12 minutes, Válbson Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PREZULO FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Válbson Carvalho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. PREZULO FC's Dida Brasil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hernani Tavares in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th match minute, PREZULO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wágner Carneiro to maneuver through the defense. Alexandre Loureiro's late challenge caught a Pesqueira City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alexandre Loureiro helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to PREZULO FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Alexandre Loureiro hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Jairo Negri notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Pesqueira City's Ivo de Moraes. Ivo de Moraes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 36th minute, Túlio Freitas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Pesqueira City getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Durvalino Diniz hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Pesqueira City's zone, Válbson Carvalho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivo de Moraes came out of the goal and Válbson Carvalho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yan Netto made a kick off. After 52 minutes, Yan Netto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pesqueira City and the PREZULO FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 52nd minute, Yan Netto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to PREZULO FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Jairo Negri hit a great ball. Ivo de Moraes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jairo Negri in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute, PREZULO FC's Válbson Carvalho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ivo de Moraes. Ivo de Moraes yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Túlio Freitas kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pesqueira City's goalkeeper Ivo de Moraes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Pesqueira City's Túlio Freitas got a free kick in the 70th minute. Matheus de Souza took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ivo de Moraes. Ivo de Moraes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. PREZULO FC's Wágner Carneiro shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 84th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ivo de Moraes but with some difficulty. After a rather tough play, Pesqueira City's Dagoberto Arruda got a free kick in the 85th minute. Yan Netto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. PREZULO FC played a much better game than Pesqueira City and deserved their victory. The Pesqueira City players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.