U23 League

Sao Januário
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Juarês Cardoso took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Matheus Paraíba recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Umberto França. Matheus Paraíba showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. 8 minutes into the game, Matheus Paraíba cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Umberto França was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 10 played minutes Vascogoianiense FC got a freekick which was hit by João Pirani. Juarês Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Vascogoianiense FC booed when Caskinha Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kauã Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Caskinha Esporte Clube defense, João Pirani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Umberto França. The Caskinha Esporte Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Umberto França should have stopped the shot. 18 minutes into the match, Caskinha Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Umberto França had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matheus Paraíba. When Vascogoianiense FC's João Pirani in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Caskinha Esporte Clube's goalie prevented a goal. 21 minutes into the match, João Pirani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Umberto França. Caskinha Esporte Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that João Pirani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Caskinha Esporte Clube's Umberto França proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Caskinha Esporte Clube from getting a goal against them. In the 27th minute, Matheus Paraíba ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Umberto França was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. 30 minutes into the game, João Pirani cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Umberto França was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Umberto França took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Pirani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Vascogoianiense FC booed when Caskinha Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jânio Gerber didn't get a good kick on the ball. Umberto França came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Vascogoianiense FC's Ulisses Cordeiro. But to his dismay, Ulisses Cordeiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. Matheus Paraíba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Umberto França tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Umberto França didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Matheus Paraíba went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. In the 46th minute, Vascogoianiense FC's João Pirani ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Umberto França. Umberto França yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 9-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 9-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matheus Paraíba to make the kick off. Bebeto Leal struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Umberto França didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vascogoianiense FC. Umberto França made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Pirani in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the game, Ulisses Cordeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 11-0. Umberto França was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Matheus Paraíba managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vascogoianiense FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Matheus Paraíba was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Umberto França breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Caskinha Esporte Clube defense, João Pirani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Umberto França. The Caskinha Esporte Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Umberto França should have stopped the shot. Umberto França took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Eduardo Sergipano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute, João Pirani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vascogoianiense FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 14-0. Umberto França didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Matheus Paraíba went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 15-0 was the resulting score. Bebeto Leal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matheus Paraíba in the 83rd minute of play forced Caskinha Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Umberto França to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 85 minutes of play, Vascogoianiense FC's João Pirani made it 17-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Umberto França was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ulisses Cordeiro in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Umberto França prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Umberto França didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from João Pirani went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 18-0 was the resulting score. Umberto França made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulisses Cordeiro in the 94th minute of play. In the 96th minute Matheus Paraíba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Umberto França saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Vascogoianiense FC fully deserved thier win.