U23 League

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Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when César de Godoi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gustavo Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gil Motta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gil Motta in the 11th minute of play forced ATLÉTICO BAHIANO's goalkeeper Gustavo Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Vasco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abel de Queirós came free, but Leopoldo Rezende reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. César de Godoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustavo Gonçalves having to interfere. Rony Sena charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rony Sena the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a defensive mix-up in ATLÉTICO BAHIANO's zone, César de Godoi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustavo Gonçalves came out of the goal and César de Godoi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, ATLÉTICO BAHIANO's Gustavo Gonçalves got control of the ball when César de Godoi tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of ATLÉTICO BAHIANO booed when Vasco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jairo Tinoco didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to ATLÉTICO BAHIANO getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Hortêncio de Andrade hit a great ball. ATLÉTICO BAHIANO's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Raphael de Medeiros 29 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when César de Godoi got free with Gustavo Gonçalves in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maicon Alvarenga made a kick off. In the 58th minute Raphael de Medeiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of ATLÉTICO BAHIANO booed when Vasco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raphael de Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by César de Godoi during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. César de Godoi kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Gustavo Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gil Motta, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luan Alves during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 74 played minutes Vasco FC got a freekick which was hit by Luan Alves. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Tinoco in the 77th minute of play forced ATLÉTICO BAHIANO's goalkeeper Gustavo Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustavo Gonçalves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from César de Godoi went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Gustavo Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from César de Godoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gil Motta in the 94th minute of play forced ATLÉTICO BAHIANO's goalkeeper Gustavo Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Vasco FC had played much better football throughout.