U23 League

Galaxy Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Amílton dos Santos started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Itajaí Football Club's Jailson de Senna got a free kick in the 6th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Elite™- FC Galácticos's goal looked a bit too open when Amílton dos Santos came free, but Glauco Soeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute, Luís Fabiano Corrêa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flávio Batista was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mateus Paraibano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 19 minute of play. Flávio Batista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amílton Reis in the 24th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Luís Paulo de Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flávio Batista made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Charles Vidal sent off a good shot on target. 31 minutes into the match, Itajaí Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Charles Vidal came free, but Flávio Batista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Pedro Goiano was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 44th minute. Elite™- FC Galácticos's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mateus Paraibano was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Itajaí Football Club's zone, Charles Vidal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Flávio Batista came out of the goal and Charles Vidal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Conrado Miranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Elite™- FC Galácticos's Glauco Soeiro got control of the ball when Amílton dos Santos tried to sneak it across the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Amílton dos Santos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Glauco Soeiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luís Paulo de Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Amílton dos Santos sped through Elite™- FC Galácticos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Glauco Soeiro. After a rather tough play, Itajaí Football Club's Jailson de Senna got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Flávio Batista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Simões, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Amílton dos Santos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Glauco Soeiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. The Elite™- FC Galácticos supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Itajaí Football Club's performance. The match ended with a win for Itajaí Football Club.