U23 League

Arena Ariranha City
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Carlos Alberto de Amaral started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The crowd rose to their feet as Carlos Alberto de Amaral kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Clóvis Sergipano. That made the score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. Lúcio Mota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Zica in the 12th minute of the match. Lúcio Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horácio Pires in the 13th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Elder da Mata had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lúcio Mota. Paranhos Ariranha FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elder da Mata was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 23rd minute, Horácio Pires left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BANDOLEIROS osasco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Paranhos Ariranha FC's Lúcio Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elder da Mata in the 25th minute of play. BANDOLEIROS osasco were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after Paranhos Ariranha FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ulisses de Medeiros took the corner. In the 29th minute, Elder da Mata ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lúcio Mota was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. After 38 played minutes Paranhos Ariranha FC got a freekick which was hit by Carlinhos Schmidt. Lúcio Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Zica in the 40th minute of play. Leandro Zica sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half BANDOLEIROS osasco were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Lúcio Mota made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elder da Mata in the 53rd minute. BANDOLEIROS osasco's Víktor Costa was substituted for Leandro Zaga. Lúcio Mota made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elder da Mata in the 65th minute. In the 67th match minute, Paranhos Ariranha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Alberto de Amaral to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Paranhos Ariranha FC's Fausto Fernandez got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Christiano Hermes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lúcio Mota having to make a save. A collision led to Paranhos Ariranha FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Douglas Mota hit a great ball. Yuri Domingues charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yuri Domingues the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, BANDOLEIROS osasco's Yuri Domingues got a free kick in the 79th minute. A collision led to Paranhos Ariranha FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Douglas Mota hit a great ball. BANDOLEIROS osasco's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.