U23 League

Vila Pinheiro
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Clemente de Lara made the kick off and thus started the match. Oséas Vander hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After 6 played minutes, Jipa RO's Marcus Souto shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aírton de Amorim came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Jipa RO reached it. Evaristo Recife succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 8th playminute. Icoara Football Club's Aírton de Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edvaldo Pombal in the 12th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Jipa RO's Oséas Pires got a free kick in the 25th minute. After some careless play in the Icoara Football Club defense, Edvaldo Pombal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aírton de Amorim. The Icoara Football Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aírton de Amorim should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Jipa RO's Dagoberto Trancoso got control of the ball when Oséas Vander tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 34 minutes, Ademir Brasil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Icoara Football Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ademir Brasil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aírton de Amorim stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edvaldo Pombal's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. The supporters of Jipa RO booed when Icoara Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronaldinho Sanches didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Dagoberto Trancoso managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when Icoara Football Club's Oséas Vander fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jipa RO's goalkeeper Dagoberto Trancoso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edvaldo Pombal was the one to do the kick off. Aírton de Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thiago Mandrak in the 60th minute of play. With a little luck, Icoara Football Club's Aírton de Amorim got control of the ball when Jefferson Tasso tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Icoara Football Club's José Augusto Moraes seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed José Augusto Moraes the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Icoara Football Club protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and José Augusto Moraes had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of Icoara Football Club:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Jipa RO:s goal. Aírton de Amorim had in the 65thth minute some difficulties stopping Marcus Souto's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luisão Figueiredo during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 67th minute of the game. One of Jipa RO:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Icoara Football Club:s goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Clemente de Lara during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Icoara Football Club's Clemente de Lara got a free kick in the 71st minute. After 73 played minutes Icoara Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Genílson de Queirós. Jefferson Tasso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aírton de Amorim having to interfere. Aírton de Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thiago Mandrak in the 76th minute of the match. Marcus Souto hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. A collision led to Jipa RO getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Jefferson Tasso hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute Clemente de Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dagoberto Trancoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute, Oséas Vander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Jipa RO booed when Icoara Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oséas Vander didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd minute, Edvaldo Pombal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jipa RO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After 99 minutes of play, Jipa RO's Edvaldo Pombal made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aírton de Amorim was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Jipa RO had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.