U23 League

Camburão Arena
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dadá Rocha kicked off to start the match. Los Bacanas FC's Luiz Fábio Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dadá Rocha in the 4th minute of play. Nilson Massa's late challenge caught a SALIMEN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nilson Massa helped the player get up and apologised. 11 minutes into the match, Los Bacanas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dadá Rocha came free, but Luiz Fábio Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Douglas de Lara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cleiton Rosado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Giovanni Lucas. SALIMEN's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 15 minutes SALIMEN's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cleiton Rosado who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Los Bacanas FC's corner Cleiton Rosado fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Giovanni Lucas quite easily take care of the ball. Luiz Fábio Leme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dadá Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Nilson Massa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 18thth minute tested the skills of Giovanni Lucas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Los Bacanas FC's Luiz Fábio Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeremias Valadares in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute Dadá Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fábio Leme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Noel Couto charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Noel Couto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dadá Rocha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luiz Fábio Leme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Dantas in the 29th minute of play. Los Bacanas FC's Luiz Fábio Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Dantas in the 30th minute of play. Nilson Massa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Giovanni Lucas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luiz Fábio Leme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Dantas in the 45th minute of play. Noel Couto kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nilson Massa was the one to do the kick off. Los Bacanas FC's Luiz Fábio Leme proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Los Bacanas FC from getting a goal against them. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind SALIMEN's goalkeeper Giovanni Lucas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dadá Rocha got free with Luiz Fábio Leme in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 61st match minute, Los Bacanas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Peixoto to maneuver through the defense. The SALIMEN fans' excitement grew in the 65th match minute when SALIMEN's Dadá Rocha looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to SALIMEN getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Hélder Duarte hit a great ball. If Nilson Massa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 77 minutes into the match, Los Bacanas FC's goalkeeper Luiz Fábio Leme had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dadá Rocha. In the 85th minute, Hélder Duarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Los Bacanas FC's Luiz Fábio Leme proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Los Bacanas FC from getting a goal against them. When the final whistle sounded SALIMEN left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Los Bacanas FC.