U23 League

Diamond Stadium
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alexandre Soeiro got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Diamond Football Club's Nico Corrêa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 8 minutes into the match, Wilian Quadros had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cláudio Soares. Pratigipe EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wilian Quadros was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Cláudio Soares stood somewhat misplaced when Alexandre Soeiro came free in front of goal and shot 3-0 to the left of him in the 13 minute. Cláudio Soares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Albertinho Borges went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Soeiro in the 18th minute of play forced Pratigipe EC's goalkeeper Cláudio Soares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute Alexandre Soeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Soares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albertinho Borges in the 22nd minute of play forced Pratigipe EC's goalkeeper Cláudio Soares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 minutes of play, Diamond Football Club's Nico Corrêa made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cláudio Soares was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cláudio Soares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilian Quadros, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Pratigipe EC's Cláudio Soares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilian Quadros in the 35th minute of play. Cláudio Soares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nico Corrêa in the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Nico Corrêa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Soares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pratigipe EC's Waldir Rocha got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 41st minute, Alexandre Soeiro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nico Corrêa got free with Cláudio Soares in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 45th minute Alexandre Soeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Soares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Diamond Football Club's Alexandre Soeiro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 8-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 8-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Celso Dantas to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Alexandre Soeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Cláudio Soares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 58 played minutes Pratigipe EC got a freekick which was hit by Evandro Mandrak. Albertinho Borges recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cláudio Soares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albertinho Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cláudio Soares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albertinho Borges in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Alexandre Soeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Diamond Football Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-0. In the 65th minute, Albertinho Borges ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cláudio Soares was frozen by the shot and now it was 11-0. In the 72nd minute, Alexandre Soeiro made a precise shot to the right of Cláudio Soares. Pratigipe EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 13-0. Pratigipe EC's Cláudio Soares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albertinho Borges in the 76th minute of play. Cláudio Soares came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Diamond Football Club's Albertinho Borges. But to his dismay, Albertinho Borges quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 14-0. Cláudio Soares came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Diamond Football Club's Alexandre Soeiro. But to his dismay, Alexandre Soeiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 15-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Albertinho Borges in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cláudio Soares saved Pratigipe EC from getting behind. Cláudio Soares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Soeiro in the 88th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albertinho Borges in the 90th minute of play forced Pratigipe EC's goalkeeper Cláudio Soares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Albertinho Borges ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cláudio Soares was frozen by the shot and now it was 16-0. In the 95th minute, Alexandre Soeiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cláudio Soares was frozen by the shot and now it was 17-0. There was no doubt that Diamond Football Club were the better team. Diamond Football Club's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.