U23 League

POTREIRÃO
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when José Paulo Marinho got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Amauri Favoretto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cássio Castro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Gustavo Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paulo Marinho in the 7th minute of play. Frank Goiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Cássio Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that José Paulo Marinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gustavo Branco was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. If Frank Goiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Paulo Marinho's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Gustavo Branco skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, Galo do Cerrado's Haroldo Peixoto got a free kick in the 27th minute. Cássio Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kléber Barreto in the 42nd minute of play. Leonardo Tróia kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Lindner F.C's Frank Goiano got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gustavo Branco made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Paulo Marinho in the 47th minute. Cássio Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kléber Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Afonsinho Donatello made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Amauri Favoretto fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. With a little luck, Galo do Cerrado's Cássio Castro got control of the ball when Afonsinho Donatello tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that José Paulo Marinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gustavo Branco was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kléber Barreto during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kléber Barreto kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, José Paulo Marinho put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Gustavo Branco. Galo do Cerrado's Cássio Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amauri Favoretto in the 69th minute of play. With a little luck, Galo do Cerrado's Cássio Castro got control of the ball when Kléber Barreto tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kléber Barreto got free with Cássio Castro in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gustavo Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Paulo Marinho in the 83rd minute of the match. Gustavo Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Paulo Marinho in the 92nd minute of the match. Afonsinho Donatello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Cássio Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Galo do Cerrado fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Lindner F.C were clearly better and deserved to take the win.