U23 League

Gigante
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bater Cuca got the match started through his kick off. After 4 played minutes Futuros FC got a freekick which was hit by Bater Cuca. Oséas Branco took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Manga Fenomeno. Futuros FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Futuros FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hamílton Trigo came free, but Manga Fenomeno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the game, João Vítor Galvão recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Júlio Gaspar. João Vítor Galvão showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 11th minute Bater Cuca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio Gaspar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Futuros FC's Manga Fenomeno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adilson Carioca in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Geovanni Schmidt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cactos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Futuros FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Cactos's Geovanni Schmidt got a free kick in the 15th minute. Cactos's Júlio Gaspar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Cactos from getting a goal against them. Bater Cuca received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Júlio Gaspar came out and tried to block the shot, but Bater Cuca slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 20th minute. After 26th play minutes Álvaro Barbosa shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Júlio Gaspar and just under the crossbar into goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when André Luiz Messias got free with Júlio Gaspar in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 33rd minute, Baltazar Cerezo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Júlio Gaspar. The goal made the score 4-0. Cactos's Júlio Gaspar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Cactos from getting a goal against them. In the 38th minute, João Vítor Galvão made a precise shot to the right of Júlio Gaspar. Cactos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. In the 43rd minute, Futuros FC's Bater Cuca ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Júlio Gaspar. Júlio Gaspar yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 6-0. In the 46th minute, João Vítor Galvão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Faustão Branco made a kick off. In the 53rd minute André Luiz Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júlio Gaspar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Cactos defense, Edson Sousa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Júlio Gaspar. The Cactos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Júlio Gaspar should have stopped the shot. After 60 minutes of play, Futuros FC's Bater Cuca made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Júlio Gaspar was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 71st minute, Álvaro Barbosa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Futuros FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-0. Bater Cuca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Gaspar having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Futuros FC's Edson Sousa got a free kick in the 78th minute. Júlio Gaspar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bater Cuca's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Manga Fenomeno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamílton Trigo in the 82nd minute of play. In the 87th minute, Álvaro Barbosa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Júlio Gaspar was frozen by the shot and now it was 11-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Álvaro Barbosa in the 90th minute of play forced Cactos's goalkeeper Júlio Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Júlio Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Vítor Galvão, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Futuros FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.