U23 League

Barra Bridge
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rufino Rengifo started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Edinho Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 4 minutes of play, Renascença A.C.'s Ciriaco George made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rômulo Camargo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rômulo Camargo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rufino Rengifo in the 8th minute of the match. Fernandinho Alves kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 12th minute of the match Cristóvão Leite sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rômulo Camargo skillfully saved the ball. After 13 played minutes Barra EC got a freekick which was hit by Fernandinho Alves. Rômulo Camargo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristóvão Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th match minute, Barra EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Luiz Souto to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the game, Renascença A.C.'s Rufino Rengifo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rômulo Camargo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Baltazar Luz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dito Vander in the 31st minute of play. Barra EC's Rômulo Camargo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Cosme in the 33rd minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, Renascença A.C.'s Rufino Rengifo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rômulo Camargo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5.

Rômulo Camargo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rufino Rengifo in the 54th minute of the match. Baltazar Luz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Luiz Souto's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. When Renascença A.C.'s Rufino Rengifo in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barra EC's goalie prevented a goal. Rufino Rengifo might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rômulo Camargo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rufino Rengifo ran back to his position shaking his head. Renascença A.C.'s Baltazar Luz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Luís de Amaral in the 61st minute of play. Pedro Luiz Souto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 65th minute, Ciriaco George reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rômulo Camargo. The goal made the score 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luiz Souto in the 73rd minute of play forced Renascença A.C.'s goalkeeper Baltazar Luz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Rodger Chu fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Renascença A.C.'s protests and gave Rodger Chu a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luiz Souto in the 84th minute of play forced Renascença A.C.'s goalkeeper Baltazar Luz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Barra EC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Rufino Rengifo scored to the left of an out of position Rômulo Camargo, making the score, 0-7. When the final whistle sounded Renascença A.C. left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Barra EC.